Treatment for cocaine use may have HIV benefits. Study shows how to achieve best results.
While it is common knowledge that methadone treatment or any treatment that helps people quit injection drug activity can have a positive effect on preventing HIV infection, the impact of cocaine addiction treatment is less commonly understood. A recent study found an average 40% reduction in HIV risk behavior among cocaine-dependent patients when they are provided with intense outpatient psychosocial treatment.
D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012309:Risk-Taking