Over 1,000 drug addicts treated with methadone
VGP – As many as 1,029 drug addicts in the capital of Ha Noi have been treated with methadone to kick off their bad habit.
September 26, 2012 5:15 PM GMT+7
They came from the districts of Tu Liem, Long Bien, Ha Dong, Son Tay, Hai Ba Trung and Dong Da, the municipal People’s Committee said at a press conference on September 25 on HIV/AIDS prevention in the first eight months of 2012.
Ha Noi is one of five provinces/cities that have reportedly had the highest number of HIV infections.
Of the total 15,941 HIV carriers via drug use, there are 246 new cases.
HIV infections through unsafe sex recorded 100 new cases, raising the total number to 2,500.
Males accounted for 81.87% of those living with HIV. The percentage of HIV carriers aged from 20-39 makes up 86.2%.
By Thuy Dung
