TY - JOUR
T1 - Drug use, community action, and public Health
T2 - Gay men and crystal meth in NYC
AU - Braine, Naomi
AU - Acker, Caroline Jean
AU - Van Sluytman, Laurens
AU - Friedman, Sam
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the people interviewed for this study, and the openness with which they shared their lives, work, experiences, and thoughts with us. We would also like to thank Michael Siever for sharing his time and thoughts regarding the issues raised in this paper. This study was funded by grant R21 DA022125 01 from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse.
PY - 2011/2/8
Y1 - 2011/2/8
N2 - In 2004, GLBT and HIV/AIDS service providers in NYC mobilized against use of crystal methamphetamine among gay men. Both drug use and mobilization were shaped by the history of HIV, particularly the institutions, action repertoires, and social networks forged in earlier AIDS work. This paper is based on qualitative research conducted from 2007 to 2009 with advocates, service providers, and men who have sex with men recruited from diverse venues in NYC gay communities. The crystal use epidemic among gay men in NYC indicates the importance of social and historical context in shaping drug use and antidrug mobilization, including the potential for public health responses to drug use.
AB - In 2004, GLBT and HIV/AIDS service providers in NYC mobilized against use of crystal methamphetamine among gay men. Both drug use and mobilization were shaped by the history of HIV, particularly the institutions, action repertoires, and social networks forged in earlier AIDS work. This paper is based on qualitative research conducted from 2007 to 2009 with advocates, service providers, and men who have sex with men recruited from diverse venues in NYC gay communities. The crystal use epidemic among gay men in NYC indicates the importance of social and historical context in shaping drug use and antidrug mobilization, including the potential for public health responses to drug use.
KW - community action
KW - men who have sex with men (MSM)
KW - methamphetamine
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U2 - 10.3109/10826081003720899
DO - 10.3109/10826081003720899
M3 - Article
C2 - 20394522
AN - SCOPUS:79951563029
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 46
SP - 368
EP - 380
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 4
ER -