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Hazardous alcohol use associated with increased sexual risk behaviors among people who inject drugs
Fairbairn, Nadia; Hayashi, Kenna; Milloy, M.J.; Nolan, Seonaid; Nguyen, Paul; Wood, Evan; Kerr, Thomas
2016-09-17
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Alcohol is associated with a multitude of severe health consequences. While risk behaviors related to illicit drug use are commonly studied among people who inject drugs (PWID), the role of alcohol use has received substantially less attention in this population. We explored whether drug and sexual risk behaviors as well as experiences of violence were associated with hazardous alcohol use in a cohort of PWID.