Crystal Meth and HIV/AIDS: A Pilot Study of Behavioral and Clinical Correlates

Crystal methamphetamine is an extremely addictive stimulant that increases sexual arousal while reducing inhibition and judgment. Its use is associated with a range of high-risk sexual behaviors that increase the likelihood of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Given the relatively high prevalence of crystal methamphetamine use among people living with HIV and among men who have sex with men, there is great concern that this drug is fueling the HIV epidemic. Equally worrisome are the effects that crystal methamphetamine use can have on the prognosis and overall health of HIV-infected patients. This article reports the results of a pilot study that is part of a larger project exploring the correlates of antiretroviral therapy drug resistance.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xkc-fu4x
PID https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-jf-6pum
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12362654
Metadata Access https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:197863
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Creator Cebo, DC ORCID logo
Publisher World Wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development
Contributor Free University of Berlin
Publication Year 2021
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Language English
Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Other