Aids Prevention: Criminal Justice Involvement of Intravenous Drug Abusers Entering Methadone Treatment

Carl G. Leukefeld; Robert J. Battjes; Roy W. Pickens

doi:10.1177/002204269102100401

Aids Prevention: Criminal Justice Involvement of Intravenous Drug Abusers Entering Methadone Treatment

Carl G. Leukefeld, Robert J. Battjes, Roy W. Pickens

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The criminal justice system provides access to large numbers of intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs) for AIDS prevention activities. Data from a study of IVDAs entering methadone treatment suggest that criminal justice (CJ) involved IVDAs (probation, parole or released on bond) are somewhat more deviant, relative to HIV behaviors, than subjects not CJ involved, but these differences are minimal. This study suggests that CJ involved can be as responsive to AIDS prevention efforts as IVDAs not CJ involved and emphasizes community HIV prevention focused on needle use and sexual behaviors for IVDAs and their sexual partners.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	673-683
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Drug Issues
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/002204269102100401
State	Published - Oct 1991

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