1997
Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vlahov* D, Junge* B, Brookmeyer† R, Cohn* S, Riley* E, Armenian* H, Beilenson‡ P. Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 16: 400-406. PMID: 9420320, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsHigh-risk drug use behaviorsRisky injection drug use behaviorInjection drug use behaviorsBehavioral risk reductionMean numberRisky injection practicesDrug-related behaviorsInjection practicesShort-term reductionUse behaviorsDemographic informationExchange programsProgram entryT-testSignificant reductionRisk reductionSystematic sampleInjectionEarlier reportsEnrollmentParticipants
1992
Correlates of human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users: are treatment‐program samples misleading?
ALCABES P, VLAHOV D, ANTHONY J. Correlates of human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users: are treatment‐program samples misleading? Addiction 1992, 87: 47-54. PMID: 1311973, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01899.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHIV-1 seropositivityDrug usersTreatment programHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-1 seroprevalenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusDrug use characteristicsCommunity-based sampleDrug use behaviorsImmunodeficiency virusPossible selection biasRisk factorsVirus infectionType 1SeropositivityTreatmentCommunity service agenciesConfidential interviewsSelection biasSubjectsUse behaviorsExtensive distributionCorrelates