Gaps in the feild of IDU and the PLHAs services in Chennai

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Dear fourm,

It is shocked to hear around 30 to 40 Injecting Drug Users (IDU) passed away

after taking ART, apart from that in a week at least 2 to 3 people die from IDU

community due to OD or sucide without getting any help, this posting is to

bring this to the notice to all.

IDU's are still at risk behavior in their life and no support from various

networks and NGO’s working in the IDU field etc…., since we are not addressing

the primary problems.

So let’s think and act where the gaps are and how we can fill the gaps, since

in Chennai the IDU communities are finding lot of difficulty’s to accessing and

getting service to lead their

normal life.

Also in my findings 60% of HIV infected people are still under

chemical dependent (Brown sugar, ganja, alcohol, pills etc…) due to the

dependency the risk behaviors are still increasing in their life and also the

transmission of the virus is higher.

Now may be we have to take a positive steps by involving the ex-user to involve

in all kind of service including NACO and all SACS to make them to involve in

the policy making and for a better health prospective for ivdu’s. Any one is

there to address the

issue.

(My personal view)

KNS Varadhan

e-mail: <knsvaradhan@...>