HIV Infection Linked to Injection Use of Oxymorphone in Indiana, 2014–2015

2016608 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Philip J. Peters

Pamela Pontones · Indiana State Department of Health

Sara J. Blosser · Indiana State Department of Health

Abstract

Injection-drug use of extended-release oxymorphone within a network of persons who inject drugs in Indiana led to the introduction and rapid transmission of HIV. (Funded by the state government of Indiana and others.).

Topics & Keywords

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 375, Issue 3, pp. 229-239

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1515195

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