Post-prison release HIV-risk behaviors in a randomized trial of methadone treatment for prisoners
24 August 2012
The American Journal on Addictions, Volume 21, Issue 5, pp. 476-487 [restricted access]
This study found that methadone initiated in prison or immediately postrelease is associated with reduced HIV drug-risk compared to counseling in prison without methadone and passive referral to treatment at release.
In addition, participation in several drug- and sex-risk behaviors also showed significant declines during the postrelease time periods.
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