We aimed to compare rates of
illicit drug-related hospitalisations in HIV-negative (HIV-ve)
(n = 1325) and HIV-positive (HIV+ve) (n = 557) gay and
bisexual men (GBM) with rates seen in the general male population and to
examine the association between self-reported illicit drug use and drug-related
hospitalisation.
Participants were asked how often they used a range of illicit
drugs in the previous 6 months at annual interviews. Drug-related hospital
admissions were defined as hospital admissions for mental or behavioural
disorders due to illicit drug use, drug poisoning or toxic effect of gases.
Drug-related
hospitalisations were 4.8 times higher in the HIV-ve cohort and 3.5 times higher in the HIV+ve cohort compared with the general population. Periods of weekly drug
use, poly-drug use and cannabis
use were
associated with drug-related hospitalisation in both cohorts, as was being a
consistently high meth/amphetamine user throughout follow-up and being an inconsistent or consistent injecting drug user
throughout follow-up.
Other risk factors for drug-related hospitalisation indicated
the likelihood of comorbid drug and mental health issues in GBM hospitalised
for drug use.
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By:
- 1The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. cmoore@kirby.unsw.edu.au.
- 2School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
- 3The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
- 4Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
- 5Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
- AIDS Behav. 2016 Feb 2.
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