title: HIV risk behavior in opioid dependent adults seeking detoxification treatment: an exploratory comparison of heroin and oxycodone users.
abstract: Heroin users are at high risk for HIV infection, but little is known about HIV risk in oxycodone users. This study examined HIV risk behaviors in heroin (n = 27) and oxycodone (n = 23) users seeking inpatient detoxification at a private psychiatric hospital. Drug use histories were similar, except oxycodone users used marijuana more frequently. Injection drug risk occurred exclusively among heroin users. The rates of sexual activity (66%), unprotected intercourse (69%), sex while intoxicated (74%), and sex with strangers (24%) were similar, but more oxycodone users had multiple partners (39% vs. 6%, p < .05). HIV prevention efforts should target both heroin and oxycodone users.
authors.affiliation: McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. christina.meade@duke.edu
authors.forename: Christina S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: Leah J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010098:Oxycodone; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012747:Sexual Partners; D047568:Unsafe Sex; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D010098:Oxycodone