Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA's Advocacy Agenda.
J Infect Dis
; 222(Suppl 5): S230-S238, 2020 09 02.
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| ID: mdl-32877568
ABSTRACT
In response to the opioid crisis, IDSA and HIVMA established a working group to drive an evidence- and human rights-based response to illicit drug use and associated infectious diseases. Infectious diseases and HIV physicians have an opportunity to intervene, addressing both conditions. IDSA and HIVMA have developed a policy agenda highlighting evidence-based practices that need further dissemination. This paper reviews (1) programs most relevant to infectious diseases in the 2018 SUPPORT Act; (2) opportunities offered by the "End the HIV Epidemic" initiative; and (3) policy changes necessary to affect the trajectory of the opioid epidemic and associated infections. Issues addressed include leveraging harm reduction tools and improving integrated prevention and treatment services for the infectious diseases and substance use disorder care continuum. By strengthening collaborations between infectious diseases and addiction specialists, including increasing training in substance use disorder treatment among infectious diseases and addiction specialists, we can decrease morbidity and mortality associated with these overlapping epidemics.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Defesa do Paciente
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Serviços Preventivos de Saúde
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Administração em Saúde Pública
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Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Colaboração Intersetorial
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos