Since the mid1990s, the European response has been characterised by an increasing provision of drug dependence treatment (see Chapter 2), and overall this appears to be one of the elements that have contributed to the relatively encouraging picture now seen in Europe in terms of epidemic spread of HIV among injectors.
1990ndate aastate keskpaigast peale on Euroopa meetmetele olnud iseloomulik üha ulatuslikum uimastisõltuvuse ravi pakkumine (vt 2. peatükk) ning üldiselt tundub see olevat üks peamisi elemente, tänu millele on HIV epideemilise leviku olukord Euroopa uimastisüstijate hulgas praegu suhteliselt lootusrikas.