A study that interviewed HIV-infected crack users at Grady Memorial Hospital highlighted the risky behavior and lack of care among this population.

Researchers interviewed 190 HIV-infected crack-using patients at Grady and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami over 14 months.

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One-fourth of the group reported having unprotected sex in the last six months, half had not seen an HIV specialist in the last six months, and more than three-fourths were not getting important medical treatments.

The study is a collaboration between the National Institute of Health-funded Center for AIDS Research at Emory University School of Medicine and the NIH-funded Developmental Center for AIDS Research at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

The Emory and University of Miami researchers are testing the effectiveness of an eight-session intervention program that helps participants get into HIV care, teaches them about reducing risky sex practices and helps them into drug treatment if they are ready.