{"id":2266,"date":"2022-09-22T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/?page_id=2266"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:45:20","slug":"pwid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/pwid\/","title":{"rendered":"PWID"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2266\" class=\"elementor elementor-2266\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6cc2ff animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c6cc2ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b349ed\" data-id=\"4b349ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357b0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"357b0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pwid-banner.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pwid-banner.png 800w, https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pwid-banner-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pwid-banner-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23efc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23efc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People who inject drugs (PWID) refers to the behaviour of individuals at risk of acquiring HIV and other blood-borne infections due to unsafe injection practices, such as re-using previously using used needles or syringes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94db92c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94db92c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c9f401\" data-id=\"3c9f401\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d47e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d47e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5184db1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5184db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are PWID often at higher risk of HIV?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-347920b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"347920b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f13a8\" data-id=\"27f13a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16451df animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16451df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Needle sharing is the main factor for this as if a needle has been used by person living with HIV, infected blood in the needle or syringe can be injected into the next person who uses that same needle\/syringe. Sterile needles and syringes are not always accessible and there is often a lack of education around safe injection practices. People who are under the influence of substances also tend to have poorer judgement when it comes to sex. Many people who inject drugs who have unsafe sex in some settings do so under the influence<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-313eee6 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"313eee6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4beb58\" data-id=\"e4beb58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c962a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c962a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the risks of injecting drugs?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c693451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c693451\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f496ae1\" data-id=\"f496ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7423c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe7423c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Injecting drugs has the following risks:<\/p><ul class=\"no_bullet\"><li class=\"yes\">Potential overdose (can be fatal)<\/li><li class=\"yes\">Blood-borne infections, such as Hepatitis B, C and HIV, if needles\/syringes are shared<\/li><li class=\"yes\">Damage to veins and skin infections at injecting point<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeb9892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeb9892\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15c1d48\" data-id=\"15c1d48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3696903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3696903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c927cdc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c927cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do people who use drugs have to use it all the time?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca5983f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca5983f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4acb9c9\" data-id=\"4acb9c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327bd52 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327bd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Drug use is a complex phenomenon that encompasses a continuum of behaviours, from chronic dependence to complete abstinence. Some people use drugs daily, or some use it occasionally. Drug use does not necessarily have to be problematic for a person\u2019s functioning in society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d3ad57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d3ad57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86dc575\" data-id=\"86dc575\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083498c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"083498c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are people who use drugs bad?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d941d84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d941d84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa8db2f\" data-id=\"aa8db2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edde6f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6edde6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. People use drugs for various reasons and there are many risk factors outside of an individuals\u2019 control that makes them more susceptible to becoming addicted. Genetics, poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past traumas, sex-based discrimination, and stress explain why some people are more likely to use drugs than others.<\/p><p>As with any other health issue, people who use drugs require the right medical care, support, and resources to overcome their addiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bfade4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bfade4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79773e\" data-id=\"a79773e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685c0af animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"685c0af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why can some people who use drugs not quit?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69df46a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69df46a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f6cc0b\" data-id=\"5f6cc0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475eabd animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475eabd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People can have various motivations for using drugs. Drugs can be used as an escape from daily problems, for enjoyment, to experiment, or to fit in. It can be very easy to become addicted to some illicit substances, making it difficult for people to exert self-control and quit.<\/p><p>There are also the realities of poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past-trauma, sex-based discrimination, and other social inequalities that affect people\u2019s capacity for effectively dealing with drug use.<\/p><p>Without knowledge about or access to rehabilitative support and resources, people who use drugs may not have the knowledge, support, and motivation to quit. Therefore, it is important to provide harm reduction interventions as part of a comprehensive response to drug use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who inject drugs (PWID) refers to the behaviour of individuals at risk of acquiring HIV and other blood-borne infections due to unsafe injection practices, such as re-using previously using used needles or syringes. Why are PWID often at higher risk of HIV? Needle sharing is the main factor for this as if a needle&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/pwid\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PWID<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3485,"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions\/3485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac.org.my\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}