Methadone maintenance as a setting for treating drug abusers with HIV infection.

HIV infection among drug users: Future directions.

“…An updated approach to AIDS prevention is necessary, one that acknowledges that many pressing needs may overshadow. AIDS prevention and treatment Elsewhere in this issue, Schilling, El-Bassel, Serrano, and Wallace (1992) have emphasized an awareness of the multidimensional context in which the interventions are implemented (e. g., poverty, racism, homelessness, and violence) Specific details about high-risk behavior and safer alternatives must be offered in the context of culturally sensitive, specially tailored educational sessions, taking heed of the particular target population and its unique characteristics, deficiencies, and social norms Examples of such programs have been described by Sorensen and Batki (1992) and Corrigan. Thompson, Malow, and Sorensen (1992) elsewhere in this special section.…”