Reduction of Drug Use and HIV Risk Among Out-of-Treatment Methamphetamine Users
HIV Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring HIV Infections, Treatment, Methamphetamine
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Be competent (not too intoxicated or mentally disabled) to give informed consent at the time of the interview
- Meth use (verified through urine drug screening and a self-report of meth use of at least 4 times per month for the last 3 months)
- Self-reported sex with someone of the opposite sex in last 30 days
- Ability to provide a reliable address and phone number for contact
- Not in drug treatment in the past 30 days
- Willingness to be tested for HIV at baseline and follow-up
- Not transient and no know reason why he/she will not be available for follow-up interviews
- Not currently mandated by the criminal justice system to receive treatment based on self-report.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in drug treatment in the past 30 days
- Currently participating in another Project Safe study
- Pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
- Intoxicated or impaired mentally to the point that they cannot voluntarily consent to participate tin the project and/or respond to the interview
Sites / Locations
- Project Safe
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Experimental
HIV Testing and Counseling
Contingency Management (CM)
CM with Strengths-based case management
HIV Testing and Counseling
Contingency management is based on Skinner's principles of operant conditioning in behavioral psychology, dating back to the 1930s (Skinner 1938). The basis of this model is that behavior is learned and reinforced by environmental contingencies that reward or punish.
Strengths-based case management (SBCM) is a specific type of case management that is based on the following principles: 1) clients are most successful when they identify and use their strengths, abilities, and assets; 2) goal-setting is guided by the clients' perceptions of their own needs; 3) the client-case manager relationship is promoted as essential; 4) a creative approach to the use of the community will lead to the discovery of needed resources; and 5) case management is conducted in the community.