TY - JOUR
T1 - AIDS-related illness and AIDS risk in male homo/bisexual substance abusers
T2 - Case reports and clinical issues
AU - Westermeyer, Joseph J
AU - Seppala, Marvin
AU - Gasow, Shelly
AU - Carlson, Gregory
PY - 1989/1/1
Y1 - 1989/1/1
N2 - Little has been written about the treatment of substance use disorders among seropositive HIV patients or high-risk seronegative substance abusers. Demographic and clinical characteristics, along with treatment issues, were examined based on experience with 18 patients in a substance abuse program in a university medical center (3 AID, 3 ARC, 9 seropositive only, and 3 seronegative high risk). Scores on a substance abuse rating scale were extremely high. Most of them abused three or more different substances, had used drugs parenterally, had more than 50 sex partners, and/or had received previous substance abuse treatment. Affective disorder, suicide attempt, and antisocial personality were frequent in this group. About half of the patients complied with treatment and showed improvement in their substance disorder. Several common themes in the management of these patients are described.
AB - Little has been written about the treatment of substance use disorders among seropositive HIV patients or high-risk seronegative substance abusers. Demographic and clinical characteristics, along with treatment issues, were examined based on experience with 18 patients in a substance abuse program in a university medical center (3 AID, 3 ARC, 9 seropositive only, and 3 seronegative high risk). Scores on a substance abuse rating scale were extremely high. Most of them abused three or more different substances, had used drugs parenterally, had more than 50 sex partners, and/or had received previous substance abuse treatment. Affective disorder, suicide attempt, and antisocial personality were frequent in this group. About half of the patients complied with treatment and showed improvement in their substance disorder. Several common themes in the management of these patients are described.
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U2 - 10.3109/00952998908992803
DO - 10.3109/00952998908992803
M3 - Article
C2 - 2596446
AN - SCOPUS:0024799106
VL - 15
SP - 443
EP - 461
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
SN - 0095-2990
IS - 4
ER -