Alternate Routes of Administration among Prescription Opioid Misusers and Associations with Sexual HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors

Literature suggests that young adult prescription opioid misusers who are using alternate routes of administration (e.g., snorting, injecting) may be engaging in sexual and non-sexual HIV risk behaviors. This study examines demographics, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and health and social pro...

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Published in:Journal of psychoactive drugs 2016-05, Vol.48 (3), p.187-194
Main Authors: Buttram, Mance E., Kurtz, Steven P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alternate routes
Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects
Disease transmission
Drug abuse
Drug Administration Routes
Drug Users - statistics & numerical data
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - transmission
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Prescription Drug Misuse - statistics & numerical data
prescription opioid misuse
Psychotropic drugs
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
sexual risk behavior
Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Literature suggests that young adult prescription opioid misusers who are using alternate routes of administration (e.g., snorting, injecting) may be engaging in sexual and non-sexual HIV risk behaviors. This study examines demographics, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and health and social problems associated with alternate routes of administration of prescription opioids among a sample of young adult prescription opioid misusers. Data are drawn from baseline assessments from a behavioral intervention trial. Eligible participants were ages 18-39, and reported recent (past 90 days) heterosexual sex, and recent and regular substance use and attendance at large, recognized local nightclubs. The analyses include 446 racially/ethnically diverse participants. In bivariate regression models, compared to those who did not, participants reporting alternate routes of administration (n = 209) were more likely to be White (p 
ISSN:0279-1072
2159-9777
DOI:10.1080/02791072.2016.1187319