Interruptions in HIV therapy common in ex-inmates

Reuters, Feb. 24, 2009

Results of a new study show that major interruptions in HIV drug treatment occur after release from prison. Within 60 days of release from prison, just 30 percent of HIV-infected inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system filled a prescription for antiretroviral drug therapy. “These remarkably high rates of lengthy HIV treatment interruptions are troublesome from a public health perspective,” UTMB study investigator Jacques Baillargeon noted in a written statement.