Exploring the neglected overlap between HIV and substance use disorders

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English - April 27, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.15 MB
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Substance use disorders (SUD) are common within the population of people with HIV, and this can have a detrimental effect on their progression along the HIV care continuum. Despite this, SUD services are not currently integrated into AIDS service organisations as well as they might be.

Dr Bryan Garner at RTI International and his team identified that integrating these services within community-based ASOs is one of the keys to addressing SUDs among people with HIV.