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Open Access 01-04-2011 | Original Paper

Interventions for Non-Injection Substance Use Among US Men Who Have Sex with Men: What is Needed

Authors: Glenn-Milo Santos, Moupali Das, Grant Nash Colfax

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2011

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) remain disproportionately infected with HIV. MSM accounted for 53% of the 56,300 new HIV infections in the US in 2006, despite representing only 4% of the national male population [1, 2]. This high HIV disease burden coincides with high prevalence of non-injection substance use and alcohol consumption among US MSM. A national MSM sample found a 42% previous year prevalence for any non-injection substance use [3]. The recently released United States National HIV/AIDS strategy highlights the need to address substance use among MSM as a critical component of reducing HIV incidence in the United States [4]. To advance this goal, it is imperative to: (1) redress the knowledge gaps on patterns of non-injection substance use among substance using MSM (SUMSM); (2) improve upon existing interventions; (3) develop effective, scalable interventions for the spectrum of users; and (4) determine how to best identify and address the structural and cultural factors that may contribute to non-injection substance use in the MSM population. …
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Metadata
Title
Interventions for Non-Injection Substance Use Among US Men Who Have Sex with Men: What is Needed
Authors
Glenn-Milo Santos
Moupali Das
Grant Nash Colfax
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9923-0

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