Evaluation Of Treatments Of Drug Dependence In HIV Infected Patients

静脉吸毒是艾滋病毒传播的主要媒介。应急管理是一种行为治疗，参与者在其中赚取戒毒的增强剂，已被证明可以减少非法药物的使用，是一种有效的药物依赖治疗方法。药物治疗，如阿片类激动剂的维持，可以减少海洛因和其他阿片类药物的使用。我们正在进行行为和药物治疗的临床试验，旨在减少多药依赖者的药物使用和其他艾滋病毒危险行为。参与者在研究期间以书面问卷形式完成艾滋病毒风险接受行为量表(HRBS)。药物使用通过结构化访谈和经常收集的生物基质上的药物筛查进行监测。

Intravenous drug use is a major vector of HIV transmission. Contingency management, a behavioral treatment in which participants earn reinforcers for drug abstinence, has been shown to reduce the use of illicit drugs and to be an effective treatment of drug dependence. Pharmacological treatment, such as opioid agonist maintenance, can reduce use of heroin and other opiates. We are conducting clinical trials of behavioral and pharmacological treatments designed to reduce drug use and other HIV-risk behaviors in individuals who are polydrug dependent. Participants complete the HIV-Risk Taking Behaviour Scale (HRBS) in written questionnaire form during the studies. Drug use is monitored in structured interviews and by drug screens on frequently collected biological matrices.