Patterns of drug use, risky behavior, and health status among persons who inject drugs living in San Diego, California: a latent class analysis.
Patterns of drug use, risky behavior, and health status among persons who inject drugs living in San Diego, California: a latent class analysis.
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在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥注射毒品的人中,毒品使用,危险行为和健康状况的模式:潜在的阶级分析。
DOI:
10.3109/10826084.2014.962661
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发表时间:
2015-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Garfein RS
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文献类型:
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作者:
Roth AM;Armenta RA;Wagner KD;Roesch SC;Bluthenthal RN;Cuevas-Mota J;Garfein RS
Among persons who inject drugs (PWID), polydrug use (the practice of mixing multiple drugs/alcohol sequentially or simultaneously) increases risk for HIV transmission and unintentional overdose deaths. Research has shown local drug markets influence drug use practices. However, little is known about the impact of drug mixing in markets dominated by black tar heroin and methamphetamine, such as the western United States. Data were collected through an ongoing longitudinal study examining drug use, risk behavior, and health status among PWID. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify patterns of substance use (heroin, methamphetamine, prescription drugs, alcohol, and marijuana) via multiple administration routes (injecting, smoking, and swallowing). Logistic regression was used to identify behaviors and health indicators associated with drug use class. The sample included 511 mostly white (51.5%) males (73.8%), with mean age of 43.5 years. Two distinct classes of drug users predominated: methamphetamine by multiple routes (51%) and heroin by injection (49%). In multivariable logistic regression, class membership was associated with age, race, and housing status. PWID who were HIV-seropositive and reported prior sexually transmitted infections had increased odds of belonging to the methamphetamine class. Those who were HCV positive and reported previous opioid overdose had an increased odds of being in the primarily heroin injection class (all P-values < .05). Risk behaviors and health outcomes differed between PWID who primarily inject heroin vs. those who use methamphetamine. The findings suggest that in a region where PWID mainly use black tar heroin or methamphetamine, interventions tailored to sub-populations of PWID could improve effectiveness.
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影响因子:
6
作者:
Coffin, PO;Galea, S;Tardiff, K
通讯作者:
Tardiff, K
DOI:
10.1093/jurban/jth112
发表时间:
2004-06-01
影响因子:
6.6
作者:
Garfein, RS;Monterroso, ER;Holmberg, SD
通讯作者:
Holmberg, SD
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Patra, Jayadeep;Fischer, Benedikt;Rehm, Juergen
通讯作者:
Rehm, Juergen
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Rosenblum, Daniel;Unick, George Jay;Ciccarone, Daniel
通讯作者:
Ciccarone, Daniel
影响因子:
3
作者:
GIBSON, WA
通讯作者:
GIBSON, WA