Cocaine use and risky injection and sexual behaviors.
The association between cocaine use (crack and injection cocaine) and risky behaviors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was investigated among participants in a multi-site study at drug treatment and non-drug treatment sites in Worcester, Massachusetts. Cocaine use was more prevalent among young, African-American men. Compared to heroin injectors cocaine injectors had higher risk injection and sexual behaviors. Among non-injectors, crack users were more likely to have multiple partners and receive money or drugs for sex. Cocaine use, either injected or smoked as crack, should be considered a high risk behavior for HIV infection.
Hudgins
R
R
University of Massachusetts AIDS Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
McCusker
J
J
Stoddard
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003042:Cocaine; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D016578:Crack Cocaine; D003042:Cocaine