Cocaine, AIDS, and Intravenous Drug Use

Name: Cocaine, AIDS, and Intravenous Drug Use
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ISBN: 9781560241478

ISBN-10: 1560241470

ISBN-13: 9781560241478

Edition: 1991

Authors: Samuel R. Friedman, Douglas S. Lipton, Barry Stimmel

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In lay language, Cocaine, AIDS, and Intravenous Drug Use presents what works and what doesnât work in counseling drug dependent persons. Those in the substance abuse treatment field have been concerned in the last few years with combating the deadly combination of cocaine addiction and AIDS. This encouraging book describes in detail, new methods being tested for effectively decreasing the risks for HIV infection of drug-dependent persons.Many complex issues are covered, providing a helpful range of ideas in AIDS risk reduction and drug treatment programs in one book. New breakthroughs seen in the past years are highlighted, including the pathbreaking but controversial Tacoma Syringe…

Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/18/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 124
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Editorial: Cocaine, AIDS and IV Drug Use



Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions for Cocaine Abuse: Present Practices and Future Directions



Changes in Cocaine Use After Entry to Methadone Treatment



Cardiovascular Evaluation After Withdrawal from Chronic Alcohol or Cocaine-Alcohol Abuse



Preventing HIV Transmission in Drug Treatment Programs: What Works?



The Tacoma Syringe Exchange



Organizing as a New Approach to AIDS Risk Reduction for Intravenous Drug Users



Why Woman Partners of Drug Users Will Continue to Be at High Risk for HIV Infection



Selective Guide to Current Reference Sources on Topics Discussed in This Issue


Cocaine, AIDS, and Intravenous Drug Use