Impact of Interim Methadone Maintenance on HIV Risk Behaviors |
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Authors: | Monique E. Wilson Robert P. Schwartz Kevin E. O’Grady Jerome H. Jaffe |
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Affiliation: | (1) Friends Research Institute, Inc., 1040 Park Avenue, Suite 103, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;(2) University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;(3) University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA |
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Abstract: | The extent to which interim methadone (IM) without counseling reduces HIV risk behavior has not been reported. The AIDS Risk Assessment scale was administered at baseline and 4-month follow-up to 319 adult heroin-dependent participants randomly assigned to IM or waiting list. On an intent-to-treat basis, there was a significantly greater reduction in drug injection and unprotected sex while high from baseline to follow-up, favoring the IM condition. Remedying the shortage of methadone capacity through the expansion of IM would be a worthwhile approach to reducing the spread of HIV infection. |
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Keywords: | HIV Interim maintenance Injection Sex risks |
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