Risk behaviour for HIV transmission in attenders on methadone maintenance.
Sixty-nine opiate addicts on methadone maintenance programmes at the Drug Treatment Centre were interviewed, all meet DSM. 3 criteria for opioid dependency. Most were young, poorly educated, unemployed and had involvement with both police and prison. Drug abuse started at a young age, all had injected drugs, heroin being the most widely abused opiate. Forty-eight (70%) were HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) positive. Since diagnosis these individuals had made significant changes in their injecting practices and sexual behaviour. However, despite this positive change, there remained a high level of at risk behaviour for further HIV transmission.
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Drug Treatment Centre, Trinity Court, Dublin.
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O'Connor
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009339:Needles; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
D008691:Methadone