Developing Innovative Intervention Approaches for Methamphetamine-Using Men who have Sex with Men Not Currently in Drug Treatment§
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that MSM account for 48% of all men living with HIV and 53% of all new HIV infections in the United States in 2007 [1], and the number of incident cases among MSM continue to increase in the U.S. while incidence has been flat or declining for other risk groups [2]. Further, MSM are at elevated risk for HIV infection throughout the world [3].
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