Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned - Case Studies Booklet - Central and Eastern Europe and the Central Asian States (UNAIDS, 2001, 113 p.): Explanatory notes

Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned - Case Studies Booklet - Central and Eastern Europe and the Central Asian States (UNAIDS, 2001, 113 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Note of clarification
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		Contributors
		Explanatory notes
		Summary
		Introduction
		I. Fieldwork
		II. Political mobilization and development of a national strategy
		III. Training and networking
		IV. Conclusions: Challenges and lessons learned
		Glossary

Explanatory notes

The opinions expressed in the present publication do not necessarily represent the official policy of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention or of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

The term “harm reduction”, as used in the publication, is understood to mean “reducing the health and social consequences of drug abuse”.

Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document.

The following abbreviations and acronyms have been used in the publication.

AIDS	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
CIS	Commonwealth of Independent States
FSW	Female sex worker
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
IDU	Injecting drug user
RAPID	Russian AIDS Prevention Initiative - Drugs
STD	Sexually transmitted disease
STI	Sexually transmitted infection
UNAIDS	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDCP	United Nations International Drug Control Programme
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA	United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund
WHO	World Health Organization