Bloom David E, Mahal Ajay, O'Flaherty Brendan
Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Adv Health Econ Health Serv Res. 2005;16:371-95.
Injecting drug use (IDU) has traditionally been seen as a law enforcement problem and a stain on society. With the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), however, the discourse on IDU has widened to include crucial public health and human rights concerns. Economic analysis, too, has much to contribute to the policy debate. By examining the costs and benefits of drug use from the perspective of injecting drug users, economic analysis can shed light on the problem of IDU and the transmission of HIV among users. This chapter also presents new results on the economic analysis of needle exchange programmes.
传统上，注射吸毒一直被视为一个执法问题以及社会的污点。然而，随着人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）的出现，关于注射吸毒的讨论范围已经扩大，纳入了关键的公共卫生和人权问题。经济分析在政策辩论中也能发挥很大作用。通过从注射吸毒者的角度审视吸毒的成本和收益，经济分析能够阐明注射吸毒问题以及HIV在吸毒者中的传播情况。本章还展示了关于针头交换项目经济分析的新成果。
