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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2022

Cannabis use and sexual risk among MSM who drink: Understanding why more frequent cannabis users may engage in higher rates of condomless sex.

Maria Jose Bustamante, Tibor P Palfai, Peter Luehring-Jones, Stephen A Maisto, Jeffrey S Simons

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Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07414459 (Combining Social Network Strategies and Routine Substance Use Screening), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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The trial behind it

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NCT07414459 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Combining Social Network Strategies and Routine Substance Use Screening

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoRan2026 to 2029Enrolled500ConditionsHIV, Substance Use Disorder (SUD)ArmsSubstance use disorder screening, Social network intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Update on cannabis in human sexuality.Psychopharmacology · 2024
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  6. A Network Science Approach to Sex-Polydrug Use Among Black Sexually Minoritized Men and Transgender Women: The N2 Cohort Study.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Jose BustamanteDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02215, United States. Electronic address: majob@bu.edu.
Tibor P PalfaiDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02215, United States.
Peter Luehring-JonesDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 900 Commonwealth Avenue, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02215, United States.
Stephen A MaistoDepartment of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall Syracuse, NY 13244, United States.
Jeffrey S SimonsDepartment of Psychology, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069, United States.
Boston University · USSyracuse University · USUniversity of South Dakota · US

Funding

Alcohol and Implicit Process in Sexual Risk Behavior in MSMR01AA022301 · NIAAA · SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY · PI MAISTO, STEPHEN A, PALFAI, TIBOR P. · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA022301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCondomless anal intercourse (CAI) is the major risk factor for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM who are heavier cannabis users engage in CAI more frequently. However, little is known about the processes that may underlie this association. This study sought to understand the potential role of condom attitudes and condom-related planning in the association between cannabis use and CAI.

methodsThis is a secondary data analysis of a study on alcohol use and sexual decision-making among MSM. Two hundred and fifty-eight MSM with moderate to heavy drinking were enrolled. Measures included CAI, cannabis use, attitudes about the influence of condoms on sexual pleasure, condom use planning, age, heavy episodic drinking, and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

resultsWe conducted a negative binomial regression analysis controlling for age, PrEP, and heavy episodic drinking. Cannabis use frequency was a significant predictor of CAI (b =.333, p < .001). Indirect effects showed that while heavier cannabis users exhibited less condom-related planning (b = -0.106, p = 0.015) and more negative attitudes toward the impact of condom use on pleasure (b= -0.177, p = 0.004), cannabis use had a significant indirect effect on CAI only through attitude ratings.

conclusionsMSM who are heavier cannabis users engage in more frequent CAI and exhibit an indirect effect on CAI through negative attitudes toward the impact of condoms on pleasure. These findings suggest the potential importance of addressing these condom attitudes in HIV-prevention interventions among MSM who use cannabis.

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CannabisHIV InfectionsPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual and Gender MinoritiesCondomsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersUnsafe SexCannabisCondomless anal intercourseCondom useMSMPleasure

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