Historique
Périodique
Need for medical and psychosocial services among injection drug users: a comparative study of needle exchange and methadone maintenance
(Les besoins en services médicaux et psychosociaux parmi des usagers de drogues injectables : une étude comparative entre les usagers bénéficiant de programmes d'échange de seringues et de maintenance à la méthadone.)
Auteur(s) :
STEIN, M. D. ;
FRIEDMANN, P.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
262-270
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
21
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
DEMANDE
;
INTERVENTION PSYCHOSOCIALE
;
BESOIN
;
TRAITEMENT
;
SOCIAL
;
ACCOMPAGNEMENT
;
USAGER
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
COMPARAISON
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
American Journal on Addictions, 2002, 11, (4), 262-270
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study, compares the prevalence of perceived and unmet needs of HIV-negative injection drug users (IDUs) not receiving drug treatment (n=251) and those recruited from a methadone maintenance program (n=312) in 1998. We studied self-reported needs for six community services: medical, mental health, housing, income assistance, alcohol treatment, and drive treatment. Respondents reported the highest levels of need for mental health and housing services. Ninety-four percent of out-of-treatment IDUs reported having at least one need compared to 62% of methadone clients (p<.001). Across all reported service needs, at least 69% of respondents in both cohorts reported their needs were unmet. While HIV-infected drug users receive assistance through the Ryan White CARE Act, these findings suggest that seronegative drug users may benefit from similar community service programs. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Div. of General Internal Medicine, Multiphasic Building, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903. Email : msteinLifespan.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.