Some Russian drug abusers inject tropicamide, which doctors normally use to dilate pupils, into their veins to amplify the effects of other substances. But it's the sharing of contaminated needles that is a main driver of the HIV epidemic sweeping the world's largest country. "We talk about an HIV epidemic, but what we're really seeing is an epidemic of stigma and discrimination," UNAIDS's Saldanha said. 'Every country reaches its tipping point'Last year, a controversial government decision put the work of the Rylkov Foundation at risk. Moments later, a quartet of young men to come over to the Rylkov Foundation bus.

Source: CNN June 07, 2017 02:48 UTC