| Sexual HIV risk behaviors in a treatment-refractory opioid-dependent sample. | |
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PMID: 23061323 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The propensity to engage in risk behaviors confers an elevated risk of HIV and other infectious disease transmission in opioid-dependent populations. Although drug abuse treatment may decrease drug-related risk behaviors such as needle-sharing, additional intervention may be needed to reduce HIV risk behavior. In this investigation, we assessed sexual HIV risk behaviors in opioid-dependent patients who were engaging in regular drug use despite ongoing counseling and methadone maintenance therapy. Potential risk and protective factors for engaging in sexual HIV risk behavior were examined. Taking into account demographic, psychiatric, substance use, and psychological variables, the only significant predictor of risk behavior was age. Specifically, younger patients were more likely to engage in sexual HIV risk behavior. The implications of these results for reducing sexual HIV risk behavior and for HIV prevention in methadone-maintained, treatment-refractory opioid-dependent patients are discussed. |
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R Kathryn McHugh; Meara Weitzman; Steven A Safren; Heather W Murray; Mark H Pollack; Michael W Otto |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of psychoactive drugs Volume: 44 ISSN: 0279-1072 ISO Abbreviation: J Psychoactive Drugs Publication Date: 2012 Jul-Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-10-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8113536 Medline TA: J Psychoactive Drugs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 237-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. kmchugh@mclean.harvard.edu |
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