HIV/AIDS Treatment Curbs Spread of HIV Among Drug Users, According to NIH Supported Study
August 9th, 2010
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), currently known for its therapeutic benefits against HIV, also reduced the spread of the virus among people with a history of injection drug use, according to a population-based study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The study was published today in the Lancet.
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