Computer-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Risky Behaviors in Opioid Dependent Patients

Standard treatment (as described in TAU) plus a short session using a computer program containing CBT to understand risks related to sexual and other behaviors and how those risks relate to spread of infections.

"This is the infectious disease orientation that would normally be received at this clinic to address risky behavior. This orientation generally includes individual and group therapy sessions that discuss behaviors and the resulting risk of sexually or drug-related infections (for example: use of a condom). Sessions will generally include items such as:~* Teaching about the treatment program~* Teaching important ideas about sexual behaviors risks~* Increasing knowledge about specific sexually transmitted diseases~* Discussions of ways to reduce or minimize spread of diseases related to drug use \[for example, Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the virus responsible for causing AIDS)\]"