This is a picture of HIV and AIDS prevention where drug users are helped to practise safer behaviours. It is estimated that up to 10 million people worldwide inject drugs. Stopping the spread of HIV among injecting drug users requires a comprehensive approach: treatment and rehabilitation, HIV/AIDS education, access to clean needles/syringes and condoms, legal and social services and voluntary HIV testing and counselling. More about injecting drug use can be found at www.avert.org/druguse.htm

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Photo credit: � UNAIDS/Neeleman