… Participants provided information on substance use history and … substance use and perceived
barriers to adherence. Results: A minority of participants reported current substance use, …

… Uptake and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIVinfected people
with alcohol and other substance use problems: the impact of substance abuse treatment. …

… mere substance use, entails the illicit and self-damaging use … and other forms of substance
abuse among people living with … Of note, people living with HIV may use recreational drugs as …

… NIDU may affect HIV antiretroviral treatment outcomes primarily through interaction with
antiretroviral therapy and, to a lesser extent, through immune modulation and deterioration of …

… At each SCOPE assessment, participants completed a self-administered questionnaire
assessing substance use in the past 4–6 months. Participants who reported using any …

Objective: To evaluate the adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and its correlation with
the consumption of alcohol and other drugs in people living with HIV/Aids. Material and …

… Substance use in the 6 months prior to each semi-annual interview was the main exposure
… Consistent substance use was defined as reporting injection at two consecutive visits (as …

… , and any substance use was grounds for program dismissal. Medication assisted therapy
(… Patients were in substance abuse treatment for a mean of 14.11 days (SD=8.67) at the time …

… Co-morbid substance use is the most powerful predictor of psychiatric illness. Psychotropic …
Barriers to use of free antiretroviral therapy in injection drug users. JAMA 1988;280:547ą9 …

… health problems and their impact on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Depression,
anxiety disorders, and disorders related to substance abuse were identified as key role-…