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The Link Between Substance Abuse and Infectious Disease in Correctional Settings
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Author(s)
Varghese, Simmy
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Washington, DC)
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Published 1999.
8 pages.
Related Topics
AIDS
(Offender Services)
Corrections
(Offender Management)
Medical services
(Offender Services)
Substance abuse
(Special Offenders)
The relationship between substance abuse and infectious diseases and how treating substance abuse will result in reduced incidence of HIV and other infectious diseases are reported. The following sections are included: the link of infectious disease and substance abuse in correctional settings; the substance abusing incarcerated population; current state of affairs; conclusion and key points.
Accession Number: 016863
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