Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use among Injection Drug Users and Crack Cocaine Users Recruited through Street Outreach.

Weatherby, Norman L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ500509

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Publication Date: 1994

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Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use among Injection Drug Users and Crack Cocaine Users Recruited through Street Outreach.

Weatherby, Norman L.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v17 n4 p347-55 Oct-Dec 1994

The validity of self-reported drug use as a measure of behavioral change for evaluation of drug use prevention and human immunovirus risk reduction programs was examined, using responses of 154 subjects. Results suggest that self-reports of drug use are accurate enough for measuring risk behavior change in program participants. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Behavior Change, Crack, Disease Control, Drug Addiction, Drug Use, Measures (Individuals), Outreach Programs, Prevention, Research Methodology, Risk, Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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