A brief survey of the current sexual practices of a population admitted for inpatient treatment of drug dependence

Abstract

We studied a population of highrisk drug users concerning their current sexual practices. They had a pattern of inconsistent or infrequent condom use. On4 11.5% reported always using condoms; 38.2% reported nmer using them; and 50.3 % reported using them sometimes. Experimental educational fwograms have demonstrated the feasibility of changing sexual behaviors in illicit drug users 4 using innovative techniques targeted specijically at them. The application of sex and marital therapy techniques to changing high-risk behaviors is not widely discussed in the substance abuse literature. The hypothesis that the application of the techniques of sex and marital therapy in educational programs fw drug users will improve outcomes of HIV prevention should be tested.