ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2013
Marijuana use is associated with risky sexual behaviors in treatment-seeking polysubstance abusers.
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- Polysubstance use patterns and risk behaviors among people with cocaine use disorder.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Trial
- Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: an exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2014Trial
- Association Between HIV Risk and Health Care Access Among U.S. Adults in the South: Insights from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Cannabis Use and Associated Risk Behavior Factors among High School Students in Mississippi: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Risk-stratified analysis of sex risk behaviors and correlates among school-going adolescents in Argentina: insights from a national survey.International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2024Article
- Cannabis use disorder is associated with shorter length of stay and increased home discharge after primary total joint arthroplasty: a propensity-weighted analysis.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2023Article
- Daily Marijuana Use Predicts HIV Seroconversion Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Atlanta, GA.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Ethnic Identity, Empowerment, Social Support and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Black Adolescent Girls: Examining Drug Use as a Mediator.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2022Article
- Incarceration and Subsequent Pregnancy Loss: Exploration of Sexually Transmitted Infections as Mediating Pathways.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Article
- Marijuana Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in California.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- Concurrent and Concordant Oral and Genital High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Longitudinal predictors of male sexual partner risk among Black and Latina women in their late thirties: ethnic/racial identity commitment as a protective factor.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Associations between Cannabis Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among Women under Community Supervision: A Brief Report.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Associations of alcohol, marijuana, and polysubstance use with non-adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines in a US sample.Substance abuse · 2021Article
- Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the U.S.A.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Trends of poly-substance use among Canadian youth.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Associations of Alcohol and Marijuana Use With Condom Use Among Young Adults: The Moderating Role of Partner Type.Journal of sex research · 2019Article
- Change in Risk Perceptions and Marijuana and Cigarette Use Among African American Young Adult Females in an HIV Prevention Intervention.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Article
- One-year abstinence improves ADHD symptoms among patients with polysubstance use disorder.Addictive behaviors reports · 2017Article
- Longitudinal pathways from unconventional personal attributes in the late 20s to cannabis use prior to sexual intercourse in the late 30s.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMultiple types of substance use are associated with HIV risk behaviors, but relatively little research has examined the association between marijuana use and risky sexual activities in treatment-seeking polysubstance abusing patients.
objectivesThis study evaluated the relationship between marijuana use and sexual behaviors in 239 patients with cocaine, opioid or alcohol use disorders who were initiating outpatient substance use treatment.
methodsParticipants completed the HIV Risk Behavior Scale and were classified into one of three groups based on their marijuana use histories: never (n = 66), past but not current use (n = 124) or current use (n = 49).
resultsCompared to never marijuana users, current and former marijuana users had a greater likelihood of having more than 50 lifetime sexual partners (odds ratio [OR] and 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.9 [1.0-15.7] and 5.2 [1.6-17.3], respectively). Former marijuana users had increased risk of low frequency condom use with casual partners relative to never users (OR [95% CI] = 2.9 [1.1-7.6]). Moreover, current marijuana users were more likely than never users to have had more than two recent sexual partners (OR [95% CI] = 8.1 [1.94-33.44]).
conclusionTreatment-seeking polysubstance abusers with current or past marijuana use histories may be at greater risk of HIV infection than their counterparts who do not use marijuana. These data underscore the importance of increasing awareness about the potential association between marijuana use and increased high-risk sexual behavior among polysubstance abusing patients.
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