Getting Off: Development of a Model Program for Gay and Bisexual Male Methamphetamine Users |
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| Authors: | Cathy J. Reback PhD Rosemary Veniegas PhD Steven Shoptaw PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Friends Research Institute, Inc. , Los Angeles , California;2. Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior , University of California at Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California , USA;3. Department of Family Medicine , University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine , Los Angeles , California , USA |
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| Abstract: | An evidence-based gay-specific cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT) intervention for methamphetamine-using gay and bisexual men was adapted for use in a community-based setting, thereby moving research into practice. The 48-session, 16-week GCBT intervention was revised to 24 sessions requiring 8 weeks and renamed Getting Off: A Behavioral Treatment Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Male Methamphetamine Users. GCBT was modified for implementation within the limited resources and capacity of community-based organizations while also retaining drug use and HIV risk reduction outcomes. Since 2007, Getting Off has been sustained with public health funding at the community site and has been adopted by multiple community-based sites. |
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| Keywords: | gay and bisexual men methamphetamine HIV prevention combination prevention |
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