Abstract Purpose of Review People who use drugs face multiple challenges to achieve
optimal HIV treatment outcomes. This review discusses the current knowledge in substance …

Many HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) continue to use illicit substances despite
being in substance use treatment. Substance use is associated with non-adherence to HIV …

Drug abuse is associated with poorer virologic and clinical outcomes for patients with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Limited evidence, primarily from in vitro and …

Background HIV-infected people who use drugs (PWUD) exhibit the highest rates of non-
adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV. This contributes to …

Substance abuse and addiction are highly prevalent in HIV-infected individuals. Substance
abuse is an important comorbidity that affects the delivery and outcomes of HIV medical …

Substance use is highly prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS, is often comorbid with
other mental health problems, related to poor HIV medical outcomes, and, is associated with …

Aims Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is a key predictor of survival
for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected people. Suboptimal adherence among …

There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …

We conducted a meta-analysis of studies assessing adherence to highly active antiretroviral
therapy (HAART) and a qualitative systematic review of factors associated with better …

HIV-infected persons who use drugs (PWUDs) are particularly vulnerable for suboptimal
combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence. A systematic review of interventions to …