Document 0722
 DOCN  M9460722
 TI    Predictors of injecting and injecting risk-taking behaviour among
       methadone-maintenance clients.
 DT    9408
 AU    Darke S; Swift W; Hall W; Ross M; National Drug and Alcohol Research
       Centre, University of New; South Wales, Australia.
 SO    Addiction. 1994 Mar;89(3):311-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94227730
 AB    A sample of 222 methadone maintenance clients were interviewed regarding
       current injecting and needle risk-taking in order to ascertain factors
       associated with these behaviours. Just over half (55%) of subjects had
       injected in the month preceding interview. Current injecting was
       associated with being female, having a regular sexual partner who was a
       current injecting drug user, polydrug use and higher levels of global
       psychopathology. Approximately 15% of subjects had shared needles in the
       month preceding interview, predominantly with one other person. Needle
       sharing was associated with having a regular sexual partner who was a
       current injecting drug user, current criminality and injecting at places
       other than home. Needle-sharing episodes in the study period were
       considered safe by practically all sharers. The implications of these
       findings are discussed.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Female  Health Behavior  Heroin
       Dependence/PSYCHOLOGY/*REHABILITATION  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Male  Methadone/ADVERSE EFFECTS/*THERAPEUTIC USE
       Middle Age  Narcotic Dependence/PSYCHOLOGY/REHABILITATION  Needle
       Sharing/ADVERSE EFFECTS/PSYCHOLOGY  *Risk-Taking  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/PSYCHOLOGY/*REHABILITATION  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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