The Present Situation - Mortality, HIV Positive IDUs, Vancouver's Downtown Eastside "A Call for Action"

The document provides a summary of the findings of the Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study (VIDUS); lists issues specific to HIV positive injection drug users (IDU); outlines the mortality crisis in the downtown eastside of Vancouver; and stands as a call for action for immediate intervention beyond the harm reduction strategies that do not address those people already infected with HIV or hepatitis C.