Associations between alcohol, heroin, and cocaine use and high risk sexual behaviors among detoxification patients
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2007•Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to assess associations between substance use (alcohol to
intoxication, heroin, and cocaine) and sexual activity, high risk sexual behaviors, and STD
among detoxification inpatients (n= 470). Participants were surveyed on past 30 day
substance use, past 6 month sexual behaviors, and STD in the past 6 months and/or over 24
months of follow-up. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographics found that
cocaine use was significantly associated with being sexually active (ORadj= 2.3, 95% CI …
intoxication, heroin, and cocaine) and sexual activity, high risk sexual behaviors, and STD
among detoxification inpatients (n= 470). Participants were surveyed on past 30 day
substance use, past 6 month sexual behaviors, and STD in the past 6 months and/or over 24
months of follow-up. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographics found that
cocaine use was significantly associated with being sexually active (ORadj= 2.3, 95% CI …
The purpose of this study was to assess associations between substance use (alcohol to intoxication, heroin, and cocaine) and sexual activity, high risk sexual behaviors, and STD among detoxification inpatients (n = 470). Participants were surveyed on past 30 day substance use, past 6 month sexual behaviors, and STD in the past 6 months and/or over 24 months of follow-up. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographics found that cocaine use was significantly associated with being sexually active (ORadj = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.1–4.8) and selling sex (ORadj = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.3–5.3). Alcohol and heroin were not significantly associated with sexual activity, high risk sexual behaviors or STD in this sample.
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