Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID) | CDC

Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID) | CDC

Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

Injection drug use is a well-known route of transmission of blood-borne infections, particularly HIV, hepatitis B and C, and bacteria that cause heart infections (endocarditis). Use of illicit drugs is also associated with increased rates of TB and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This web site provides materials and resources to assist researchers, policymakers, and clinical and program providers who work with persons who inject drugs (PWID), their sex partners and families. This site does not address issues related to the use of cannabinoids, alcohol, or tobacco.

Select Publications

• HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors among Persons Who Inject Drugs, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Injection Drug Use, 20 U.S. Cities, 2015
• Multiple injections per injection episode: High-risk injection practice among people who injected pills during the 2015 HIV outbreak in Indiana
• HIV Infection Linked to Injection Use of Oxymorphone in Indiana, 2014–2015
  • Also see corresponding HIV and Injection Drug Use Fact Sheet[PDF – 180 KB]
• Increases in Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to a Growing Opioid Epidemic and Associated Injection Drug Use, United States, 2004 to 2014
• Increases in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to Injection Drug Use Among Persons Aged ≤30 Years — Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, 2006–2012
• Increased Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Detection in Women of Childbearing Age and Potential Risk for Vertical Transmission — United States and Kentucky, 2011–2014
• Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Reproductive-Aged Women and Children in the United States, 2006 to 2014