Impact of Interim Methadone Maintenance on HIV Risk Behaviors
- 13 April 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Urban Health
- Vol. 87 (4) , 586-591
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.Keywords
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