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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preventing HIV Transmission -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- THE PROBLEM -- THE PANEL'S CHARGE -- SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- Needle Exchange -- Bleach Distribution -- COMMUNITY AND LEGAL FACTORS -- RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION -- NOTE -- Introduction -- DIMENSIONS OF THE PROBLEM -- RESPONSES TO THE EPIDEMIC -- THE CHARGE TO THE PANEL -- THE PANEL'S REPORT -- Information Sources -- Approach -- Organization -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Part 1 Dimensions of the Problem -- 1 The Epidemiology of HIV and AIDS -- BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF TRANSMISSION -- Injection Drug Use Transmission -- Direct Needle Sharing -- Indirect Needle Sharing -- Risk Behaviors and Interventions -- Sexual Transmission -- Perinatal Transmission -- Conclusion -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA -- HIV and AIDS Surveillance -- Mode of Acquisition of Infection -- HIV AND AIDS AMONG INJECTION DRUG USERS -- Surveillance -- Sexual Transmission Among Injection Drug Users -- Perinatal Transmission from Injection Drug Users -- SUMMARY -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 2 The Epidemiology of Injection Drug Use -- ESTIMATES OF INJECTION DRUG USERS -- Geographic Variations -- National Surveys of Drug Abuse -- National Household Survey on Drug Abuse -- Washington DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study -- Surveys of Youth -- Conclusion -- CHARACTERISTICS OF INJECTION DRUG USERS -- A National Profile -- Local Drug Use Trends and Patterns -- SUMMARY -- Recommendation -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 3 Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs in the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS -- Legal Issues -- Program Operations -- Sites -- Staffing -- Policies -- Hours of Operation -- On-Site Services Offered -- Items Distributed -- Characteristics of Program Participants -- Cost and Cost-Effectiveness…”