Existing evidence-based HIV risk reduction interventions have not been designed for implementation within clinical settings, such as methadone maintenance programs, where many high-risk drug users seek treatment services. The current project systematically developed an adapted, significantly shortened, version of a comprehensive evidence-based intervention called the Community-friendly Health Recovery Program (CHRP) which has demonstrated preliminary evidence of efficacy in a feasibility/acceptability study already published. The CHRP intervention produced improvements in drug risk-reduction knowledge and demonstrated sex- and drug-risk reduction skills. Support was found for the IMB model of health behavior change. Implications for future intervention research and practice are considered. 6 figures, 5 tables, and 22 references (publisher abstract modified)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Community-Friendly Health Recovery Program (CHRP) Among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment
NCJ Number
253597
Journal
AIDS Behavior Volume: 17 Issue: 9 Dated: November 2013 Pages: 2902-2913
Date Published
November 2013
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This article reports on a randomized controlled trial that tested the efficacy of the Community-friendly Health Recovery Program (CHRP) intervention among high-risk drug users newly enrolled in drug treatment at an inner-city methadone maintenance program.
Abstract