The Dayton-Columbus AIDS Prevention Research Project was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) as part of its Cooperative Agreement for AIDS Community-Based Outreach/Intervention Research. The program began in September 1991 and field activities ended in June 1996. Additional funds were provided by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS). The goals of the Cooperative Agreement were to: (1) monitor the nature and extent of drug use and HIV-related risk taking behavior in an out-of-treatment drug-using population and (2) assess the efficacy of various interventions designed to contain the spread of AIDS. The Columbus Health Department, the Montgomery County Health District, and Project C.U.R.E, Inc. worked along with WSU on the Cooperative Agreement. The Dayton-Columbus Cooperative Agreement project objectives were to:
- Assess those behaviors of drug users which put them at high risk for contracting the HIV disease.Monitor the incidence of HIV infection among the high-risk, drug-using population.
- Develop and implement HIV risk reduction strategies including an intervention which used a case management/advocacy process that was sensitive to the needs of and issues confronting people involved with crack, cocaine, and injection drugs.
- Evaluate the efficacy of different interventions that were designed to modify risk behaviors.
- Conduct ethnographic studies to describe lifestyles of the drug-using population.
- Share the materials developed and the results of the studies with scientists and organizations working in the field of addictions and public health.
The following are some of the articles that have been generated from research conducted by the AIDS Prevention Research Project staff.
Submissions from 2003
Components of Difference in HIV Seropositivity Rate Among Injection Drug Users Between Low- and High-HIV-Prevalence Regions, Jichuan Wang
Submissions from 2000
Shooting Galleries, Dope Houses, and Injection Doctors: Examining the Social Ecology of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Drug Injectors in Dayton, Ohio, Robert G. Carlson
Drug-Using MSM Focus Groups: Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, and Jichuan Wang
Submissions from 1999
'Boy' and 'Girl': The AIDS Risk Implications of Heroin and Cocaine Symbolism Among Injection Drug Users, Robert G. Carlson
HIV Needle Risk Behaviors and Drug Use: A Comparison of Crack-Smoking and Non-Smoking Injection Drug Users in Ohio, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, Harvey A. Siegal, and Ahmmed Rahman
Evaluation of HIV Risk Reduction Intervention Programs via Latent Growth Model, Jichuan Wang, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, Robert G. Carlson, and Ahmmed Rahman
Submissions from 1998
A Preliminary Evaluation of a Modified Needle-Cleaning Intervention Using Bleach Among Injection Drug Users, Robert G. Carlson, Jichuan Wang, Harvey A. Siegal, and Russel S. Falck
Needle Transfer Among Injection Drug Users: A Multilevel Analysis, Jichuan Wang, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, and Robert G. Carlson
Submissions from 1997
Factors Influencing Condom Use Among Heterosexual Users of Injection Drugs and Crack Cocaine, Russel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, Robert G. Carlson, and Harvey A. Siegal
Submissions from 1996
The Political Economy of AIDS Among Drug Users in the United States: Beyond Blaming the Victim or Powerful Others, Robert G. Carlson
Attitudes Toward Needle "Sharing" Among Injection Drug Users: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Robert G. Carlson, Harvey A. Siegal, Jichuan Wang, and Russel S. Falck
History of Sexually Transmitted Infection, Drug-Sex Behaviors, and the Use of Condoms Among Midwestern Users of Injection Drugs and Crack Cocaine, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, and Robert G. Carlson
Submissions from 1995
Female Condom Use Among Injection Drug- and Crack Cocaine-Using Women, Rebecca Sager Ashery, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, and Harvey A. Siegal
Injection Drug Users, Crack-Cocaine Users, and Human Service Utilization: An Exploratory Study, Rebecca Sager Ashery, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, and Harvey A. Siegal
Qualitative Research Methods in Drug Abuse and AIDS Prevention Research: An Overview, Robert G. Carlson, Harvey A. Siegal, and Russel S. Falck
Injection Drug Users, Crack Smokers, and the Use of Human Services, Russel S. Falck, Rebecca Sager Ashery, Robert G. Carlson, Jichuan Wang, and Harvey A. Siegal
Usefulness of the Health Belief Model in Predicting HIV Needle Risk Practices Among Injection Drug Users, Russel S. Falck, Harvey A. Siegal, Jichuan Wang, and Robert G. Carlson
Drug Abuse Treatment Experience and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Active Drug Injectors in Ohio, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, and Jichuan Wang
Reducing HIV Needle Risk Behaviors Among Injection-Drug Users in the Midwest: An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Standard and Enhanced Interventions, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, Robert G. Carlson, and Jichuan Wang
Influence of Measurement Errors on HIV Risk Behavior Analysis: A Case Study Examining Condom Use Among Drug Users, Jichuan Wang, James H. Fisher, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, and Robert G. Carlson
Submissions from 1994
Ethnography, Epidemiology, and Public Policy: Needle-Use Practices and HIV-1 Risk Reduction Among Injecting Drug Users in the Midwest, Robert G. Carlson, Harvey A. Siegal, and Russel S. Falck
An Ethnographic Approach to Targeted Sampling: Problems and Solutions in AIDS Prevention Research Among Injection Drug and Crack-Cocaine Users, Robert G. Carlson, Jichuan Wang, Harvey A. Siegal, Russel S. Falck, and J. Guo
Case Management to Enhance HIV Risk Reduction Among Users of Injection Drugs and Crack Cocaine, Russel S. Falck, Robert G. Carlson, S. K. Price, and J. A. Turner
Injection Drug Users' Needle-Cleaning Practices, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, and Jichuan Wang
Injection Drug Users in the Midwest: An Epidemiologic Comparison of Drug Use Patterns in Four Ohio Cities, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Jichuan Wang, Russel S. Falck, Richard C. Stephens, and E. D. Nelson
Incarceration and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users: A Midwestern Case Study, Harvey A. Siegal, Jichuan Wang, Mary Ann Forney, Russel S. Falck, Robert G. Carlson, and Duane C. McBride
Submissions from 1993
HIV Infection/Serostatus—Outside Epicenters Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Infection: A Comparison Among Injection Drug Users in High and Low Seroprevalence Areas, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, and Russel S. Falck
Conducting HIV Outreach and Research Among Incarcerated Drug Abusers: A Case Study of Ethical Concerns and Dilemmas, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Robert D. Reece, and T. Perlin
Submissions from 1992
HIV Risk Reduction for Injection Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners: Intervention Manual, Russel S. Falck, Robert G. Carlson, and Harvey A. Siegal
Case Management to Enhance AIDS Risk Reduction for Injection Drug Users and Crack Cocaine Users: Practical and Philosophical Considerations, Russel S. Falck, Harvey A. Siegal, and Robert G. Carlson
The Validity of Injection Drug Users Self-Reported Use of Opiates and Cocaine, Russel S. Falck, Harvey A. Siegal, Mary Ann Forney, Jichuan Wang, and Robert G. Carlson
High-Risk Behaviors for Transmission of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Crack Cocaine-Using Women: A Case Study from the Midwest, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Mary Ann Forney, Jichuan Wang, and L. Li
Submissions from 1991
The Crack Life: An Ethnographic Overview of Crack Use and Sexual Behavior Among African-Americans in a Midwest Metropolitan City, Robert G. Carlson and Harvey A. Siegal
HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors Among Intravenous Drug Users in Low Seroprevalence Areas in the Midwest, Harvey A. Siegal, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Li Ling, Mary Ann Forney, Richard C. Rapp, Kathy Baumgartner, William Myers, and Morton Nelson
Submissions from 1990
Intravenous Drug Abuse and the HIV Epidemic in Two Midwestern Cities: A Preliminary Report, Harvey A. Siegal
