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1 INTRODUCTION
Pages 39-44

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... The number of people afflicte
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... Available data show that the epidemic initially spread rapidly among fairly large, tightly knit, geographically concentrated networks of gay men and injection drug users, but now is expanding outward. Aside from hemophiliacs, the highest seroprevalence rates documented have been among drug users in the New York metropolitan area.
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... Although attempts to conduct large-scale projects on the specific behaviors involved has been hampered, significant contributions to the knowledge base have come from individual studies using the methods of qualitative, social science research and behavioral epidemiology. As the state of knowledge about the psychological and social determinants of HIV-related behavior improves, it will become increasingly important to investigate how these determinants interact with neurobiological factors to influence the specific behaviors of individuals in social contexts.
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... Chapter 5 describes the general context within which the NIAAA, NIDA, and NIMH AIDS programs have been operating. The most salient elements of that context are: {1J the recent reorganization of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration {ADAMHAJ; {2J the new budget and program authority of the Office of AIDS Research {OARJ at NIH; {3J the budget process; and {4J the grant review process.
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... This report presents both an overview of salient research on mental health, substance abuse, and other behavioral factors associated with AIDS, and an analysis of the context in which that research has taken place. It aims to provide a critical assessment and an appreciation of the efforts of the federal research enterprise to respond!
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