Barriers to Providing Health Services for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in the United States
- 31 March 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Addictive Diseases
- Vol. 30 (2), 98-109
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2011.554780
Abstract
We sought to identify barriers to offering services for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C virus, and sexually transmitted infections in substance abuse treatment programs. We surveyed treatment program administrators and clinicians within the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network to evaluate the availability of medical and non-medical services for patients with or at risk for acquiring these infections. A substantial proportion of programs do not offer services (particularly medical services) for these infections. The most commonly cited barriers were funding, health insurance benefits, patient acceptance, and staff training. The findings highlight a missed opportunity to positively impact these infectious disease epidemics.Keywords
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