National Development & Research Institutes, Inc., New York, NY, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Oct;45(12):1892-908. doi: 10.3109/10826081003684863.
Hispanic patients were recruited from methadone maintenance treatment programs in 2005-2008 to be trained as peer outreach workers, targeting migrant drug users from Puerto Rico. Goals of the outreach focused on reducing HIV-related risk behaviors. A total of 80 peers were recruited from 4 clinics in New York and New Jersey. Following training, they conducted outreach in their communities for 12 weeks. This paper describes the challenges encountered during the recruitment, training, and outreach phases of the project, from the field perspective. Recommendations for future efforts in training drug treatment patients as outreach workers are provided.
2005-2008 年，从美沙酮维持治疗项目中招募了西班牙裔患者，对他们进行培训，使其成为同伴外展工作人员，针对来自波多黎各的移民吸毒者。外展工作的目标集中在减少与艾滋病毒相关的危险行为。从纽约和新泽西的 4 个诊所共招募了 80 名同伴。培训结束后，他们在自己的社区开展了为期 12 周的外展活动。本文从实地角度描述了项目的招募、培训和外展阶段所遇到的挑战。为未来培训吸毒者作为外展工作者提供了建议。
