Young people and injecting drug use in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Drug injecting is the driving force behind the explosive spread of HIV in Eastern Europe and behind the much larger epidemic of hepatitis C that affects the entire region. Young people – defined as 10 to 24 years old – represent both the greatest source of new injectors and the greatest hope for reversing the growth of injecting drug use. This report focuses on the situation among young people in nine CEE countries: the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. It analyzes the obstacles to reducing the drug-related harm for this group, and recommends concrete ways to address these obstacles.
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