Intravenous drug users - a new high-risk group for HIV infection in India

Tn, Naik; Sarkar, Swarup; Hl, Singh; Sc, Bhunia; Yi, Shaoqiong; Pk, Singh; Sc, Pal

doi:10.1097/00002030-199101000-00026

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“…With the establishment of closer ties with the West in the 1980s, the illicit drug traffic reemerged in China, mainly through the ''tunnel'' from the Golden Triangle region (Myanmar, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces) to Canton (Guangzhou) and Hong Kong (Naik et al 1991). Illicit drug abuse, particularly heroin abuse, has quickly spread and has reached epidemic levels in the last 10 years.…”

Section: The Present Epidemic Of Drug Abuse In China (From the 1980s mentioning

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Drug Abuse in China: Past, Present and Future

Lü

Yu-xia

2007

Cell Mol Neurobiol

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Following British importation of opium to China in 1760s, the use and production of the drug in China increased dramatically. This situation was aggravated after the failure of Opium Wars that occurred between the United Kingdom and the Qing Empire in China with the aim of forcing China to import British Opium; this war made China open the door to a free flowing opium trade, with disastrous social and public health consequences. The subsequent rise of the new China created drug-free atmosphere by strict legislation and punishment, in which drug use greatly decreased. However, in the context of governmental reform and the open-door policies of the 1980s, drug abuse has re-emerged as a major public health problem. Today, drug abuse is highly linked to the spread of HIV/AIDS and to drug-related crimes in China. To combat the severe drug problem facing the nation, the Chinese government has adopted the Methadone Maintenance Treatment program, a multi-faceted therapeutic approach that aims to reduce the health and social problem induced by drug epidemics. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine, including herbal therapy and acupuncture, both found to be effective in the prevention of relapse and causes few side effects, making them useful for the treatment of opiate addiction. With continuous application of these therapies and managements that have been proved to be effective in harm reduction in the western countries, we believe that drug abuse and its related problems in China will be brought under control.

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Section: The Present Epidemic Of Drug Abuse In China (From the 1980s mentioning

confidence: 99%

Drug Abuse in China: Past, Present and Future

Lü

Yu-xia

2007

Cell Mol Neurobiol

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“…Though this is the second report of detection of type 6 in this country, the previous being from Pune (Lole et al, 2003), it is difficult to provide any explanation for the spread of a Thai strain over to this subcontinent. But geographical proximity and frequent visits of travelers between India and Thailand suggest that HCV might have spread along with HIV, since strain similarity among these population have already been reported for HIV infection in India (Chakrabarti et al, 2000;Naik et al, 1991). It also indicates that such strains may be circulating all over South Asia, but due to lack of intensive surveillance system many of them could not be detected earlier.…”

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Molecular epidemiology of HCV infection among acute and chronic liver disease patients in Kolkata, India

Chaudhuri

Das

Chowdhury

et al. 2005

Journal of Clinical Virology

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“…Epidemiologically, it appears to be at the beginning of epidemic and it is a matter of time to observe further rise. Situation could be disastrous like what was observed in Manipur during 1990 and subsequently [1,2,3], as all the factors exist here, that are in favour of HIV transmission further. Efforts must be made at local, national and international level for its control and all bordering countries need to work hand in hand understanding it's international relevance in HIV transmission dynamics.…”

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