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Injection drug use among homeless adults with severe mental illness
E Susser1, P Betne, E Valencia
1New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York City 10032, USA.
American Journal of Public Health
|May 1, 1997
Abstract
Objectives:
This study examined injection drug use among homeless men and women with severe mental illness in two sites.
Methods:
The data were drawn from related clinical trials conducted in Baltimore (101 men, 49 women) and Boston (85 men, 33 women).
Results:
The percentages of homeless men with a history of injection drug use were 26% in Baltimore and 16% in Boston; the corresponding rates among homeless women were 8% and 6%.
Conclusions:
Taken together, these and previous results suggest high lifetime prevalences of injection drug use-and associated risks of HIV transmission-in this elusive population.