Social intervention against AIDS among injecting drug users.
Br J Addict
; 87(3): 393-404, 1992 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-1559038
Many drug injectors continue to engage in behaviors that lead them to become infected with HIV in spite of a wide variety of public health programs. In addition, many persons have begun to inject drugs in spite of knowing the risks of AIDS. The inadequacy of current efforts to prevent these behaviors suggests that additional forms of intervention should be attempted. We suggest that social interventions be tried to complement current programs (almost all of which have an individual focus). Evidence that social factors such as peer pressure and the social relations of race affect risk behavior is presented. Social interventions that are discussed include organizing drug injectors against AIDS in ways analogous to those in which gays organized against the epidemic, and finding ways to change large-scale social relationships that predispose people to inject drugs.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medio Social
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Drogas Ilícitas
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Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Addict
Asunto de la revista:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
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