AEGiS-BKREV: Preventing AIDS in Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners

Preventing AIDS in Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners

Guilford Press, 72 Spring St., New York, NY 10012. 220p., bibliog., index. (Guilford Substance Abuse Series) ISBN 0-89862-173-9. $25.00. (Contributors to this volume all from the Univ. of California, San Francisco: Steven L. Batki, Joseph A. Catania, Kyung-Hee Choi, Rani Eversley, Patricia Franks, David R. Gibson, Eve Golden, Joseph R. Guydish, Karen Hembry, Julie London, Jane Lovelle-Drache, Eduardo S. Morales, John L. Peterson, Linda E. Rico, Rebecca L. Robbins, James L. Sorensen, Laurie A. Wermuth)
James L. Sorensen, Laurie A. Wermuth, David R. Gibson, Kyung-Hee Choi, Joseph R. Guydish, Steven L. Batki. 1991.

Injection drug users are the second largest group of people to encounter AIDS and is the most frequent source of heterosexual and mother-infant transmission of HIV. This book is basically an account of the excellent research program being conducted by the Substance Abuse Services of the San Francisco General Hospital. It presents many case studies and how-to aspects of dealing with AIDS in drug users. The three sections are: "AIDS and Drug Use," which discusses the AIDS-connection, prevention, needle sharing, unsafe sex, and behavior change; "Preventive Interventions with Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners," covering treatments and counseling; and "Social Implications," consisting of adopting effective interventions and policy implications. This is an excellent book for drug treatment centers and should also be available in all counseling centers that treat drug users. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Prevention, Intravenous Drug Abuse, Sex Behavior, Sex Counseling, Substance Abuse

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