TY - JOUR
T1 - The care of injection-drug users with hiv infection
AU - Newman, Robert G.
AU - Selbovitz, Leslie G.
AU - Zide-Selbovitz, Leslie
AU - Blansfield, Henry N.
AU - O'connor, Patrick G.
AU - Selwyn, Peter A.
AU - Schottenfeld, Richard S.
PY - 1994/12/29
Y1 - 1994/12/29
N2 - O'Connor and his colleagues (Aug. 18 issue)1 describe the devastating array of medical problems presented by injection-drug users infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The authors recognize that, “To care for HIV-positive injection-drug users, physicians need to be familiar with the common approaches to the treatment of substance abuse, as well as with specific drug-treatment programs in their communities.” They do not comment, however, on the fact that in virtually every city in America, the demand and need for drug treatment vastly exceed its availability. Delays of many months between application and enrollment are the norm. . .
AB - O'Connor and his colleagues (Aug. 18 issue)1 describe the devastating array of medical problems presented by injection-drug users infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The authors recognize that, “To care for HIV-positive injection-drug users, physicians need to be familiar with the common approaches to the treatment of substance abuse, as well as with specific drug-treatment programs in their communities.” They do not comment, however, on the fact that in virtually every city in America, the demand and need for drug treatment vastly exceed its availability. Delays of many months between application and enrollment are the norm. . .
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199412293312612
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199412293312612
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7848484
AN - SCOPUS:0028782314
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 331
SP - 1773
EP - 1774
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 26
ER -