Clean syringe and HIV infection: clean syringe can be obtained by every drug addict in a bus stationed at places of active trade of drugs

摘要

The results of the work on the Program Bus supported by the Charitable Fund Vozvrashchenie and the French organization Doctors of the Word are presented. The Program Bus, in contrast to a number of other programs aimed at the decrease of harm, extended the project by providing the possibility of organizing, within this program, contacts between specialists and drug addicts, as well as the possibility of carrying out diagnostic procedures. As revealed in the process of the work, a half of those who applied to the Bus for help sought advice, psychological Support, etc. 70% of the drug addicts asking for clean syringes had never applied for help. Among 900 persons who underwent testing, 90% were found to have markers of hepatitis C virus and 76%, markers of hepatitis B virus. Among those drug addicts who applied to the Bus for help 11% were found to have syphilis and 1 person proved to be HIV-infected. The results of the work on this project are indicative of the expediency of using such programs in other regions.