2015
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61058-3
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Evidence-informed response to illicit drugs in Indonesia

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“…Advocates for rights of PWID around the globe, including many in the research and public health communities as well as diverse and numerous NGOs 6061 have been consistently calling for improved access to harm reduction interventions such as SEP and OST. 4 These interventions are proven effective and cost-effective in reducing the risk of acquiring HIV and viral hepatitis and can help engage PWID in clinical care.…”
Section: Standards Of Care and Prevention: What Standard Of Care And mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Advocates for rights of PWID around the globe, including many in the research and public health communities as well as diverse and numerous NGOs 6061 have been consistently calling for improved access to harm reduction interventions such as SEP and OST. 4 These interventions are proven effective and cost-effective in reducing the risk of acquiring HIV and viral hepatitis and can help engage PWID in clinical care.…”
Section: Standards Of Care and Prevention: What Standard Of Care And mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite reductions in HIV incidence, morbidity and mortality (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2014), such advances have not occurred similarly in PWID despite numerous evidence-based HIV prevention recommendations (Dutta et al 2012; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2014). It is increasingly recognized that law enforcement strategies have failed to curb drug use (Irwanto et al 2015) and contribute greatly to the risk of injection-related HIV infection (Booth et al 2013; Ti et al 2014). Punitive drug policies including compulsory drug detention for PWID and the death penalty for drug trafficking, continue to be a direct barrier to evidence-based HIV prevention services for PWIDs in Southeast Asia, including access to needle and syringe programs (NSPs) and opioid agonist therapies (OAT) like methadone or buprenorphine (Irwanto et al 2015; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2014).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…According to UNODC estimates, methamphetamine is also the most widely used illicit drug in the country after cannabis, followed by heroin and MDMA [10]. Although its validity has been strongly criticized, the only national survey on drug use presents similar results to UNODC estimates, with methamphetamine, locally called shabu , as the second most popular drug in the country [11, 12]. Jakarta, Denpasar, Batam, Medan, and Makassar are the cities with the highest prevalence of methamphetamine use in Indonesia [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%