Level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS of drug users: Media Should Take More Role

Borekci and Uzel carried out a descriptive study to assess the level of knowledge in HIV/AIDS in 151 voluntary drug users in the Mersin province in Turkey, and the study is published in this issue of the Erciyes Medical Journal (1). A valuable questionnaire was prepared by the authors and made available to the voluntary drug users identified and supported for realisation of study by the Narcotic Police Department in Mersin. The aim of the study was to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics of drug users and determine the level of awareness of HIV/AIDS.