How can the criminal justice and drug abuse treatment systems reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases among drug abusing offenders?
It is critical for the criminal justice and drug abuse treatment systems to be involved in efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, which occur at higher rates among drug abusers in the criminal justice system than among the general population. The prevalence of AIDS has been estimated to be approximately five times higher among incarcerated offenders than the general population, and rates of HIV are also higher than in the general population. In addition, individuals in the criminal justice system represent a significant portion of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis cases in the United States. Although most infectious diseases are contracted in the community and not in correctional settings, they must be treated in the correctional setting once diagnosed.
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