AIDS, Drugs and Society

by Alexandrova, Anna

• ISBN13: 9780972054188
• ISBN10: 0972054189
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Central European Univ Pr

Author Biography

Anna Alexandrova was the program coordinator for the HIV/AIDS component of the Public Health Program of the Open Society Institute - Moscow.

Table of Contents

Introductory Essay	8	(9)
Part 1: Background Readings Concerning Intravenous Drug Use and HIV	17	(70)
Harm Reduction: History, Definition and Practice	18	(34)
by Diane Riley & Pat O'Hare
The Interconnected Epidemics of Drug Dependency and AIDS
by Larry Gostin	52	(16)
HIV/AIDS and the Drug Culture: Shattered Lives	68	(7)
by Elizabeth Hagan & Joan Gormley
Women: The Next Wave in the HIV Epidemic	75	(12)
by Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
Part 2: Policy Aspects	87	(60)
The Control of Drugs
by Michael Gossop	88	(26)
Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction and Drug Policy	114	(15)
by Robert DuPont & Eric Voth
To Take Arms Against the Sea of Drugs	129	(18)
by Alex Wodak
Part 3: Human Rights Aspects	147	(50)
Impact of Legal and Public Policy Measures to Control Drug Use on Human Rights
by Norbert Gilmore	148	(24)
Clinical Progress and the Future of HIV Exceptionalism	172	(19)
by Ronald Bayer
The Denver Principles
by the Advisory Committee, the People with AIDS Coalition	191	(3)
Statement of Principles	194	(3)
by People Living with HIV/AIDS, participants of the International Conference "Care. Support, and Treatment for People Living with HIV/AIDS" (November 2002, Kiev, Ukraine)
Part 4: Sources	197	(100)
A. EXAMPLES OF HARM REDUCTION INITIATIVES
Interventions for Injecting Drug Users	198	(22)
by Abu Abdul-Quader, Don Des Jarlais, Anindya Chatterjee, Elizabeth Hirky & Samuel Friedman
Injecting Drug Use and HIV in Moscow: Results of a Survey	220	(19)
by Brigg Reilley, Dave Burrows, Vitalec Melnikov, Tatiana Andreeva, Murdo Bijl, & Hans Veeken
Strategies to Improve Access to Sterile Syringes for Injection Drug Users	239	(22)
by Josiah D. Rich, Francis A. Wolf, & Grace Macalino
B. HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES AND GUIDELINES
From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Article 3, Article 19, Article 25	261	(1)
From the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12	262	(1)
From the General Comment No.14	263	(4)
From the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Article 9, Articlel7, Article 26	267	(2)
From the International Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, article 14	269	(2)
HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: International Guidelines	271	(2)
Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, "Global Crisis-Global Action"	273	(20)
Stigma and Discrimination: Definitions and Concept Infosheet	293	(4)
Part 5: Glossary	297