OBJECTIVE: To distinguish the effects of drug abuse, mental disorders, and problem
drinking on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and highly active ART (HAART) use. DESIGN …

Information regarding the prevalence of mental illness and substance use among HIV-
infected patients and the effect of these problems on HIV treatment is needed. We conducted …

PURPOSE: Mental health and substance use problems are common among patients
infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and may impede adherence to …

Although mortality rates among HIV-infected populations have declined with the advent of
combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), patients with substance use disorders have …

Objectives: Mental illness and substance abuse have been consistently associated with
poor HIV-medication adherence and other negative health outcomes. Methods: A brief …

OBJECTIVE: Adherence to complex antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for HIV treatment
but difficult to achieve. The development of interventions to improve adherence requires …

Objective: To identify the effects of substance abuse status (active, former, and never) on
utilization of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), medication adherence, and …

Context.—The US Public Health Service and the International AIDS Society–USA recently
published recommendations for antiretroviral therapy (ART) for persons infected with human …

Despite a burgeoning literature on adherence to HIV therapies, few studies have examined
the impact of ongoing drug use on adherence and viral suppression, and none of these …

Background There have been no previous nationally representative estimates of the
prevalence of mental disorders and drug use among adults receiving care for human …