Document 0958
 DOCN  M9440958
 TI    Medical disorders in a cohort of New York city drug abusers: much more
       than HIV disease.
 DT    9404
 AU    Brown LS Jr; Hickson MJ; Ajuluchukwu DC; Bailey J; Division of Medical
       Services, Evaluation and Research, Addiction; Research and Treatment
       Corporation, Brooklyn, NY.
 SO    J Addict Dis. 1993;12(4):11-27. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94122219
 AB    We evaluated the medical histories, drug abuse patterns, sexual
       behaviors, serological studies for syphilis and hepatitis B infection
       and other laboratory studies in 1780 patients enrolled in New York City
       drug treatment clinics in 1987. HIV serology was available for 168
       patients. Nearly seventy-five percent had at least one medical disorder
       and 57% one abnormal laboratory parameter. A history of gonorrhea,
       hepatitis B infection, pneumonia, and anemia was reported in 28%, 23%,
       21%, and 20.7% of the patients, respectively. Fifty-seven percent of 168
       patients tested HIV seropositive and 16% of 1,780 patients were
       tuberculin reaction positive. Given the considerable prevalence of
       medical disorders, in which early identification and intervention is
       possible, serious consideration should be given to extend the scope of
       drug abuse services to include primary medical care services targeted at
       the medical sequelae of drug abuse, and medical disorders not directly
       associated with either HIV disease or drug abuse.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Blood Chemical Analysis  Comparative Study  Female  *Health
       Status  Hepatitis B/COMPLICATIONS  Hospitalization  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  Methadone/*THERAPEUTIC USE  Middle
       Age  Narcotics  Physical Examination  Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/COMPLICATIONS  Substance Use
       Disorders/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS/*DRUG THERAPY  Support, U.S. Gov't,
       P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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