Substance Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Comparison With a National Household Survey
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesPublished 1 May 2001
George Woody, Michelle L. VanEtten-Lee, David J. McKirnan, Deborah Donnell, David S. Metzger, George R. Seage
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Participants in the VPS used more substances than a group of age-standardized, single, urban-dwelling men from the NHSDA, indicating substance use among MSM at high risk for HIV infection is an important component of risk reduction efforts.
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Participants in the VPS used more substances than a group of age-standardized, single, urban-dwelling men from the NHSDA. In view of previous data showing that substance use can be associated with unprotected sex, assessing substance use among MSM at high risk for HIV infection is an important component of risk reduction efforts.
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