Relationship between drug injection risk behaviors, immune activation

Friday, April 14, 2017 - 12:51 in Health & Medicine

Investigators examined the relationship between injection drug use and immune activation in a sample of HIV infected and uninfected people who inject drugs. Findings suggest that efforts to encourage injection cessation or reduction in frequency can have positive health benefits through reducing immune activation.

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