The types of drugs used by HIV-infected injection drug users in a multistate surveillance project: implications for intervention.
Autor: | Diaz T; Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30333., Chu SY, Byers RH Jr, Hersh BS, Conti L, Rietmeijer CA, Mokotoff E, Fann SA, Boyd D, Iglesias L, et. al. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 1994 Dec; Vol. 84 (12), pp. 1971-5. |
DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.84.12.1971 |
Abstrakt: | Objectives: This study sought to describe the drugs used by drug injectors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to determine factors associated with the primary injection drug used. Methods: A cross-section of persons 18 years of age or older reported with HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to local health departments in 11 US states and cities was surveyed. Results: Of 4162 persons interviewed, 1147 (28%) reported ever having injected drugs. Of these 1147 injectors, 72% primarily injected a drug other than heroin. However, the types of drugs injected varied notably by place of residence. Heroin was the most commonly injected drug in Detroit (94%) and Connecticut (48%); cocaine was the most common in South Carolina (64%), Atlanta (56%), Delaware (55%), Denver (46%), and Arizona (44%); speedball was most common in Florida (46%); and amphetamines were most common in Washington (56%). Other determinants of the type of drug primarily injected were often similar by region of residence, except for heroin use. Polysubstance abuse was common; 75% injected more than one type of drug, and 85% reported noninjected drug use. Conclusions: Preventing the further spread of HIV will require more drug abuse treatment programs that go beyond methadone, address polysubstance abuse, and adapt to local correlates of the primary drug used. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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