Use Of Methadone To Curb Rising Injection Drug Use, Spread Of HIV In Russia Examined At Conference

Faced with a “steady increase” in injection drug use that is cited as the leading cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, a meeting of physicians and specialists was held in the country in February to discuss the use of methadone in treating injection drug users, which number between three million and six million in Russia, the New York Times reports.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on July 25th, 2008