Injection Drug Use Accounts For Two-Thirds Of HIV Cases In Russia, Agency Says

The use of injection drugs is responsible for about two-thirds of HIV cases in Russia, the country’s consumer rights and sanitary oversight agency announced at a press conference on Monday, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. Alexandre Golyussov, head of HIV/AIDS prevention at the agency, said, “AIDS is mainly spreading in Russia among drug addicts, while sexual transmission is the second main cause.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on December 2nd, 2008