Homelessness among injecting drug users

Implications for the spread of Aids

Bibliographic Data

ID12397334
AuthorsHilary Klee (University of Manchester, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume1
Issue2
Pages143-154
Publication date1991-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/casp.2450010208
OpenAlexW2130130367
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

Injecting drug users are now the fastest‐growing group of people with AIDS. It is mainly through sharing contaminated injecting equipment that drug users transmit infection. Research is showing that while many are reducing the risk of infection through ceasing to share needles, or sharing with a limited number of people, there are some who disregard the dangers and continue to share. In a project that investigated the HIV‐related risk behaviour of injecting drug users, homelessness was found to be significantly associated with heavy drug use, recent involvement in crime, disorganization in daily life and high levels of sharing. The problems of promoting harm reduction among the homeless are discussed and some recommendations made

Business · Drug · Environmental health · Family medicine · Harm · Harm reduction · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Illicit drug · Internet privacy · Needle sharing · Psychiatry · Computer Science · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology