Alcohol, drugs, and STD/HIV risk among adolescents

AIDS Patient Care STDS. 1998 Oct;12(10):783-6. doi: 10.1089/apc.1998.12.783.

Abstract

High rates of sexual activity among adolescents place them at significant risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection. This article summarizes our recent research addressing potential causal relationships between alcohol and drug use and risky sexual behavior.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Alcoholism / epidemiology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Indiana / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk-Taking
  • Sex Distribution
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*