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A systematic review of Hepatitis C virus treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in the European Region

September 2014

This systematic review indicates that hepatitis C treatment uptake is relatively low among drug users in several European countries, and also points to considerable knowledge gaps regarding treatment uptake levels in this population.

Hepatitis C virus infection epidemiology among people who inject drugs in Europe: a systematic review of data for scaling up treatment and prevention

July 2014

Stronger efforts are needed to improve data availability to guide an increase in HCV treatment among PWID.

Self-reported testing, HIV status and associated risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Europe: important differences between East and West

July 2014

Despite the absolute differences in reported risk behaviours among PWID in western and eastern Europe, the associations of risk behaviours with HIV status were similar across the sites and regions. HIV prevention and harm reduction interventions targeting PWID should be evaluated.

Norway's National overdose strategy 2014-2017

April 2014

This document presents Norway's National overdose strategy 2014-2017.

Homelessness and other risk factors for HIV infection in the current outbreak among injection drug users in Athens, Greece

February 2014

We examined HIV prevalence and risk factors among injection drug users (IDUs) in Athens, Greece, during an HIV outbreak. Efforts to reduce HIV transmission should address homelessness as well as scaling up prevention services, such as needle and syringe distribution and other risk reduction...

Building a European Consensus on Minimum Quality Standards for Drug Treatment, Rehabilitation and Harm Reduction

October 2013

This scientific article was one of the 2014 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs

Minutes of the EMCDDA meeting 'Measuring, understanding and responding to drug problems in Europe'

September 2013

These minutes present an integrated meeting report on the “EMCDDA week on measuring, understanding and responding to drug problems in Europe”. This week has brought together EMCDDA’s technical work in a number of different fields, namely: Measuring drug problems through the Problem Drug Use...

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness

August 2013

Further studies are needed to assess the effectiveness and impact of scaling up comprehensive packages of harm reduction interventions to minimise HIV and HCV transmission among PWID.

The state of hepatitis B and C in the Mediterranean and Balkan countries: report from a summit conference

August 2013

The burden of disease due to chronic viral hepatitis constitutes a public health threat in many Balkan and Mediterranean countries and will require national commitments in the form of strategic plans, financial and human resources, normative guidance and technical support from regional agencies and...

Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

February 2013

People who inject drugs have an elevated risk of death, although mortality rates vary across different settings. Public health initiatives must include efforts to reduce HIV infection as well as other causes of death, particularly drug overdose.

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