Comorbidity and Risk Behaviors Among Drug Users Not in Treatment

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Authors

Mark E. Johnson · University of Alaska Anchorage

Christiane Brems · University of Alaska Anchorage

Rebecca Wells · Alaska Native Health Board

Shelley A. Theno · University of Alaska Southeast

Abstract

In a sample of 700 drug users, 64% evidenced comorbidity (i.e., coexisting substance use and psychiatric disorders). Robust relationships between the presence of comorbidity and increased levels of risk behavior, such as needle sharing and trading sex for money, were revealed.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Homelessness and Social Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling

Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 108-118

DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2003.tb00175.x

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