AIDS, Drugs, and Society

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Anna Alexandrova
IDEA, 2004 - 300 pagini
Brings together articles that address the interconnected epidemics of HIV/AIDS and drug abuse. The editor places particular importance on 'harm reduction, ' a policy attempting to decrease the adverse consequences of drug use without total prohibition of drugs. Source documents offer examples of harm reduction initiatives and more

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History Definition and Practice
18
Epidemics of Drug Dependency and AIDS
50
Shattered Lives
66
The Next Wave in the HIV Epidemic
73
Policy Aspects
85
The Control of Drugs
86
Drug Legalization Harm Reduction and Drug Policy
112
To Take Arms Against the Sea of Drugs
127
A EXAMPLES OF HARM REDUCTION INITIATIVES
196
in Moscow Results of a Survey
218
to Sterile Syringes for Injection Drug Users by Josiah D Rich MD MPH Francis A Wolf BA Grace Macalino PhD MPH
237
B HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES AND GUIDELINES
259
From the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Article 12
260
From the General Comment No14
261
Article 9
265
Article 17 Article 26
266

Human Rights Aspects
145
Impact of Legal and Public Policy Measures to Control Drug Use on Human Rights
146
Future of HIV Exceptionalism
170
The Denver Principles
189
Statement of Principles
192
Sources
195
From the International Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances article 14
267
International Guidelines
269
Declaration of Commitment on HIVAIDS Global Crisis Global Action
271
Definitions and Concept Infosheet
291
Glossary
295
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Anna Alexandrova was the program coordinator for the HIV/AIDS component of the Public Health Program of the Open Society Institute - Moscow.

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