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Burden of Injection Drug Use Studies and Toolkit

Coalition for Applied Modeling for Prevention (CAMP)
Infographic on burden of injection drug use in the U.S.

Data suggest nearly 3.7 million people, or 1.5% of the U.S. adult population, injected drugs in 2018--a dramatic increase from 2011. Ensuring PWID have have access to dignified care, services focused on preventing overdoses and the sprerad of infectious disease, and resources to improve housing access and socioeconomic factors produce better outcomes for individuals and communities alike.

Audiences
State Government Agencies
Author
Coalition for Applied Modeling for Prevention (CAMP)
Disease
Other Health-Related
Subjects
Injecting Drug Users
Year of Publication
2022
Format
Toolkit

Last Updated Date: 

7/28/22

Publication ID: 

365153