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Article de Périodique
AIDS and self-organisation among intravenous drug users (1987)
(SIDA et autoorganisation des usagers de drogue par voie intra-veineuse)
Auteur(s) :
FRIEDMAN, S. R. ;
DES JARLAIS, D. C. ;
SOTHERAN J.L. ;
GARBER J. ;
COHEN, H. ;
SMITH, D.
Année
1987
Page(s) :
201-219
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
40
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
HSH
;
INJECTION
;
SERINGUE
;
SIDA
;
INFORMATION
;
PREVENTION
;
COMMUNAUTE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
THERAPIE DE GROUPE
;
METHADONE
;
EVALUATION
Résumé :
Gays and intravenous (i.v.) drug users are the two largest risk groups for AIDS. Gays, unlike drug users, have formed many organizations to deal with AIDS. Data are presented indicating that gay individuals have more risk-reducing behavioral changes than have i.v. drug users. It is also shown that i.v. drug users are more likely to protect themselves if their acquaintances do so. It is suggested that collective self-organization can lead to peer support for risk reduction and that this can help i.v. drug users to reduce their risks on an ongoing basis. Difficulties that face i.v. drug users' attempts to organize collectively and examples of i.v. drug user collective organization to deal with AIDS and other problems are discussed.
Affiliation :
Narcotic and Drug Research Inc., New York, NY, USA
Cote :
Abonnement