Randomized trial to reduce club drug use and HIV risk behaviors among men who have sex with men. |
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Authors: | Morgenstern, Jon Bux, Donald A., Jr. Parsons, Jeffrey Hagman, Brett T. Wainberg, Milton Irwin, Thomas |
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Abstract: | The authors examined the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) on club drug use and risky sex in non-treatment-seeking men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM (N = 150) were assessed and randomly assigned to 4 sessions of MI or an educational control intervention. Follow-up occurred at quarterly intervals for 1 year. Primary outcomes were days of any club drug use and number of unsafe sex acts. On average, club drug use declined during follow-up. A significant interaction effect showed that MI was associated with less club drug use during follow-up compared with education but only among participants with lower severity of drug dependence (p |
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Keywords: | MSM club drugs sexual risk behavior motivational interviewing men who have sex with men |
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