Friedman S R, Des Jarlais D C, Sotheran J L, Garber J, Cohen H, Smith D
Int J Addict. 1987 Mar;22(3):201-19. doi: 10.3109/10826088709027425.
Gays and intravenous (i.v.) drug users are the two largest risk groups for AIDS. Gays, unlike drug users, have formed many organizations to deal with AIDS. Data are presented indicating that gay individuals have more risk-reducing behavioral changes than have i.v. drug users. It is also shown that i.v. drug users are more likely to protect themselves if their acquaintances do so. It is suggested that collective self-organization can lead to peer support for risk reduction and that this can help i.v. drug users to reduce their risks on an ongoing basis. Difficulties that face i.v. drug users' attempts to organize collectively and examples of i.v. drug user collective organization to deal with AIDS and other problems are discussed.
男同性恋者和静脉注射吸毒者是艾滋病的两大高危群体。与吸毒者不同，男同性恋者已经成立了许多组织来应对艾滋病。所呈现的数据表明，男同性恋者比静脉注射吸毒者有更多降低风险的行为改变。研究还表明，如果静脉注射吸毒者的熟人采取自我保护措施，那么他们也更有可能进行自我保护。研究建议，集体自我组织能够带来同伴之间降低风险的支持，并有助于静脉注射吸毒者持续降低自身风险。本文讨论了静脉注射吸毒者在集体组织过程中面临的困难，以及静脉注射吸毒者集体组织应对艾滋病和其他问题的实例。
