Petry N M, Bickel W K, Badger G J
Substance Abuse Treatment Center and Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington 05401, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 1998 Oct;33(12):2521-34. doi: 10.3109/10826089809059339.
This paper describes changes in demographic characteristics and drug use patterns of persons who died while enrolled in a New York City methadone-maintenance program during the years preceding and subsequent to the AIDS epidemic. Persons dying from AIDS were more likely to be younger, Hispanic, and male than those dying from other causes. Drug use increased during the 12-year study period, and the spread of the HIV infection among drug users may be reflected in an increased use of injectable drugs.
本文描述了在艾滋病流行之前及之后的几年里,纽约市美沙酮维持治疗项目中死亡者的人口统计学特征和药物使用模式的变化。死于艾滋病的人比死于其他原因的人更可能年轻、是西班牙裔且为男性。在为期12年的研究期间,药物使用有所增加,而艾滋病毒在吸毒者中的传播可能反映在注射吸毒的增加上。