AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ART	Antiretroviral therapy
BBV	Blood-borne virus
CPT	Centre for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
EMCDDA	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
HBsAg	Hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
IDU	Intravenous drug users
IEC	Information, education and communication
ILO	International Labour Organization
LGBT	Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
MDR	Multidrug-resistant TB
MMT	Methadone Maintenance Treatment
NGO	Non governmental organization
NSP	Needle and syringe programme
OST	opioid substitution therapy
PEP	Post-exposure prophylaxis (for HIV)
PNSP	Prison (or other closed setting) needle and syringe programme
PWID	People who inject drugs
RCT	Randomised controlled trial
ST	Substitution Treatment
STI	Sexually transmitted infection
TB	Tuberculosis
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNAIDS	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNODC	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
WHO	World Health Organization
WMA	World Medical Association
XDR	Extensively drug-resistant TB