Consumo de drogas por vía intravenosa y sida en Edimburgo: maximizar los beneficios y minimizar los riesgos

Roger Lewis

Resumen


Desde 1983, en algunas regiones de Escocia, a diferencia de Inglaterra, se ha producido una mayor expansión del SIDA debido al consumo de drogas. En la actualidad, el número de enfermos de SIDA, en Edimburgo y Lothian, asciende a 1.105 personas. A partir de 1985 se han ido incrementado las medidas dirigidas a paliar este problema, entre las que cabe mencionar el intercambio de jeringuillas usadas por otras nuevas, la prescripción de metadona, la creación de instituciones comunitarias antidroga y las campañas de prevención. Desde 1988, el número de afectados por el HIV, en relación con el consumo de drogas, ha disminuido notablemente. No obstante, la transmisión por contacto sexual sigue siendo motivo de preocupación, especialmente entre las parejas de los drogadictos seropositivos que se inyectan por vía intravenosa.


Palabras clave


drogas; intravenosa; SIDA; reducción de los daños; tratamiento; sexo

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