研究新知分享
台灣物質濫用及HIV現況/Current status of substance abuse and HIV in Taiwan
發佈日期：2016/11/24
Authors:游雯淨;蔡文瑛;李志恒
Contributors:高雄醫學大學藥學院
Date: 2013
Issue Date:2014-03-25 16:19:08 (UTC+8)
Abstract:
health issue in recent years in Taiwan. The danger of the spread of HIV among heroin injecting drug users (IDUs) gradually increased because of needle/syringe sharing in the early 2000s. The percentage of IDUs among all addiction treatment admissions increased from 34.7% in 2000 to 63.9% in 2004; and the percentage of IDUs sharing needles increased from 4.0% in 2000 to 15% in 2004. Alerted by the escalating IDU-associated HIV situation; the Department of Health launched the national pilot harm reduction program (PHRP) in four of 25 cities/counties in 2005. In 2006; the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control reported a 10% decrease in all new HIV seropositive cases and a nationwide harm reduction program was implemented. Besides the implementation of PHRP; HIV testing executed in 2004 and the HIV education program were essential for the effective control of HIV. Abuse of club drugs; such as MDMA; ketamine; flunitrazepam; and zolpidem have also been a new phenomenon since the early 2000s. It is noteworthy that the ketamine-positive cases in urine samples increased sharply from 47 in 2002 to 11;616 in 2011. Although ketamine has not been scheduled by the United Nations; the epidemic level of its use and harms may have been underestimated. In summary; heroin; methamphetamine; and certain club drugs are the current major drugs of abuse in Taiwan. The risk factors of drug abuseassociated infectious diseases; such as needle/syringe sharing among heroin IDUs and unprotected sex among club drug users; deserve further scrutiny.
來源：高雄醫學大學
Contributors:高雄醫學大學藥學院
Date: 2013
Issue Date:2014-03-25 16:19:08 (UTC+8)
Abstract:
health issue in recent years in Taiwan. The danger of the spread of HIV among heroin injecting drug users (IDUs) gradually increased because of needle/syringe sharing in the early 2000s. The percentage of IDUs among all addiction treatment admissions increased from 34.7% in 2000 to 63.9% in 2004; and the percentage of IDUs sharing needles increased from 4.0% in 2000 to 15% in 2004. Alerted by the escalating IDU-associated HIV situation; the Department of Health launched the national pilot harm reduction program (PHRP) in four of 25 cities/counties in 2005. In 2006; the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control reported a 10% decrease in all new HIV seropositive cases and a nationwide harm reduction program was implemented. Besides the implementation of PHRP; HIV testing executed in 2004 and the HIV education program were essential for the effective control of HIV. Abuse of club drugs; such as MDMA; ketamine; flunitrazepam; and zolpidem have also been a new phenomenon since the early 2000s. It is noteworthy that the ketamine-positive cases in urine samples increased sharply from 47 in 2002 to 11;616 in 2011. Although ketamine has not been scheduled by the United Nations; the epidemic level of its use and harms may have been underestimated. In summary; heroin; methamphetamine; and certain club drugs are the current major drugs of abuse in Taiwan. The risk factors of drug abuseassociated infectious diseases; such as needle/syringe sharing among heroin IDUs and unprotected sex among club drug users; deserve further scrutiny.
來源：高雄醫學大學
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