Lesson 11: Sex And Relapse Prevention - Slide  19

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Risky Sex And Injection Practices

  • Studies confirm a link between adopting risky sexual behaviours and engaging in risky injection behaviours
  • Once a drug using couple starts unsafe sexual practices, they are more likely to share injection equipment because this behaviour is seen to be a similar level of risk or because it is seen as too late
  • Sharing injection equipment is far riskier than engaging in unsafe sex in terms of contracting hepatitis C virus
Notes:

Canada Communicable Disease Report, “Sex Differences In Injecting Practices And Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review Of The Literature,” Volume 30-14, July 15, 2004

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