russia 7 december 2001 1 drug policy and health in the russian federation a profile prepared by law resource network 22 january 2002 indicators hiv epidemic status main transmission mode injection use conditions enforcement practices intervention level contents summary aids other infectious diseases public interventions economic social full report introduction laws sociopolitical environment resources references 2 i although epidemiological data are incomplete is experiencing dramatic increase reported number of cases more than doubling 7x from 1999 to 2000 beginning 1996 through has increased dramatically currently accounts for majority large proportion 50 newly diagnosed infections with an undetermined making comparisons trends difficult nevertheless it clear that continues represent overwhelming while
