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Characteristics of substance abuse treatment programs providing services for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C virus infection, and sexually transmitted infections: The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network

  • Lawrence S. Brown
  • , Steven Allan Kritz
  • , R. Jeffrey Goldsmith
  • , Edmund J. Bini
  • , John Rotrosen
  • , Sherryl Baker
  • , Jim Robinson
  • , Patrick McAuliffe

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Abstract

Illicit drug users sustain the epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis C (HCV), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Substance abuse treatment programs present a major intervention point in stemming these epidemics. As a part of the "Infections and Substance Abuse" study, established by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse, three surveys were developed; for treatment program administrators, for clinicians, and for state and District of Columbia health and substance abuse department administrators, capturing service availability, government mandates, funding, and other key elements related to the three infection groups. Treatment programs varied in corporate structure, source of revenue, patient census, and medical and non-medical staffing; medical services, counseling services, and staff education targeted HIV/AIDS more often than HCV or STIs. The results from this study have the potential to generate hypotheses for further health services research to inform public policy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-321
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Community treatment program
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Hepatitis C virus infection
  • National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network
  • Sexually transmitted infections

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