Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean: Current Challenges and the Ongoing Response

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 56-74

  Angulo Arreola, Iliana Alexandra ^a,b   Bastos, Francisco I ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Fulbright Scholar   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cocaine; commercial sex; HIV AIDS; substance misuse; the Caribbean

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMINIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX TOURISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARIBBEAN REGION; DRUG TRAFFICKING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009826737     PISSN: 23259574     EISSN: 23259582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109711417408     Document Type: Article

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