Russia's ban on methadone for drug users in Crimea will worsen the HIV/AIDS epidemic and risk public health
Journal: BMJ
Year: 2014

Injecting drug use drives the huge HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region, but Russian law does not permit the substitution treatment that is shown to help. The end of its provision on 1 May will have huge repercussions, says <b>Michel Kazatchkine</b>