Women who inject drugs : a review of their risks, experiences and needs / Anna Roberts, Bradley Mathers, Louisa Degenhardt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Publication details: Sydney, Australia : National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), 2010.Description: 130 p. ; 130 cmISBN:
  • 9780733429347
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HV4229. W66 2010
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Initiation to injection—3. Women, their partners and injecting drug use—4. Women, sex work and injecting drug use—5. Women IDUs, HIV prevention and drug treatment—6. References—7. Appendix A-literature review methodology.
Summary: Summary: “Women who inject drugs have substantially different needs and face higher risks of disease and violence than do men who inject drugs. Given this difference, it is surprising that much of the literature on injecting drugs users (IDU) does not distinguish between men and women when discussing prevalence, needs, risks and outcomes of injection…”—(p. 7).
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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acknowledgements—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Initiation to injection—3. Women, their partners and injecting drug use—4. Women, sex work and injecting drug use—5. Women IDUs, HIV prevention and drug treatment—6. References—7. Appendix A-literature review methodology.

Summary: “Women who inject drugs have substantially different needs and face higher risks of disease and violence than do men who inject drugs. Given this difference, it is surprising that much of the literature on injecting drugs users (IDU) does not distinguish between men and women when discussing prevalence, needs, risks and outcomes of injection…”—(p. 7).