Darke S, Hall W, Ross M, Wodak A
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 1992 Oct;31(1):31-6. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(92)90005-w.
This paper examines the prevalence of benzodiazepine use, and its relationship to other drug use and HIV risk-taking among a sample of 1245 injecting drug users (IDU). Approximately a third (36.6%) of the sample had used benzodiazepines during their last typical month of injecting. Benzodiazepine users had injected more frequently, injected more heroin and amphetamines, and had more poly-drug use than other IDU. They also had higher levels of HIV risk-taking, having shared injecting equipment more frequently and with more people. There were no differences between groups in number of sexual partners or condom use, although benzodiazepine users were more likely to have been paid for sex. The demographic and drug use variables indicate that benzodiazepine users are a more dysfunctional subgroup of IDU who require particular attention in HIV interventions.
本文调查了1245名注射吸毒者样本中苯二氮䓬类药物的使用流行情况，及其与其他药物使用和HIV风险行为的关系。在样本中，约三分之一（36.6%）的人在其最后一个典型注射月内使用过苯二氮䓬类药物。与其他注射吸毒者相比，使用苯二氮䓬类药物的人注射频率更高，注射的海洛因和苯丙胺更多，且使用多种药物的情况更普遍。他们的HIV风险行为水平也更高，更频繁地与更多人共用注射器具。尽管使用苯二氮䓬类药物的人更有可能从事有偿性行为，但两组在性伴侣数量或避孕套使用方面没有差异。人口统计学和药物使用变量表明，使用苯二氮䓬类药物的人是注射吸毒者中功能更失调的亚组，在HIV干预中需要特别关注。
