Table 2.

Testing, counseling, availability of counseling protocol, assessing sex risk, and referral service offered by the programs participating in the survey

Center	Testing	Counseling	Counseling protocol	Addressing sex risk	Condoms available	Referral
A	Sometimes and only for injectors. If associated with research projects, but no results given to clients tested.	Very minimal if any, if injecting or sex risk comes up during the Addiction Severity Index questionnaire.	No.	No. Does not feel it is necessary among opiate users.	Yes.	Yes.
B*	Yes. Sent to testing within the hospital.	Yes. Given by doctors, social workers, therapists, any staff. If the client self-reports having HCV.	No.	Sometimes.	No.	Yes.
C	No. Does not feel it should be part of a treatment program.	No. Feels that clients are not interested.	No.	No. Feels that clients would not take it seriously.	No.	Yes.
D*$	Yes, as part of routine blood work procedure for hospital admission. Sometimes clients don't even know they get tested for HIV/HCV.	No. Feels that clients don't have the need for being counseled.	No.	No. Feels that clients would feel offended.	No.	Yes.
E	Sometimes and only for injectors. If they get grant money for testing.	If the client self-reports having HCV.	No.	If client self-reports prostitution. Feels that it would be awkward for others.	No.	Yes.
F	No, due to lack of resources (money, staff, space). When applying to the methadone program, clients have to provide recent test results.	Only if injectors. Given by doctors, social workers, therapists, any staff. If the client self-reports having HCV.	No.	No. Does not feel it is necessary among opiate users.	No.	Yes.
G	No, due to lack of resources (money, staff, space).	Yes. Given by doctors, social workers, therapists, any staff.	No.	Sometimes.	Yes.	Yes.
H*$	Yes. Sent to testing within the hospital.	Sometimes. Given by doctors, if they want to.	No.	Sometimes.	No.	Yes.

^*= hospital-based treatment program

^$= inpatient program