Over 1.2 million people in the United States are infected with the human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1). Tremendous progress has been made over the past three decades on …

Over the past decade, two epidemics have had a severe impact on public health in this
country. These health problems involve cocaine abuse and AJDS (or HIV disease). The …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is now being driven by drug-abusing
populations. Epidemiological studies on drug abusers with AIDS link abuse of cocaine, even …

Cocaine abuse has been shown to have broad-ranging effects on human immunity. With
regards to HIV infection, in vitro studies have shown that cocaine enhances infection of …

Illicit drug users are a high-risk population for infection with the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV). A strong correlation exists between prohibited drug use and an increased rate of …

Background: HIV infection is prevalent among substance abusers. The effects of specific
illicit drugs on HIV disease progression have not been established. We evaluated the …

Substantial epidemiological studies suggest that not only, being one of the reasons for the
transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but drug abuse also serves its role …

Although antiretrovirals are the mainstay of therapy against HIV infection, neurological
complications associated with the virus continue to hamper quality of life of the infected …

Cocaine is a commonly used illicit drug among HIV-1 infected individuals and is known to
increase HIV-1 replication in permissive cells including PBMCs, CD4+ T cells, and …

The main objective of this study was to examine effects of cocaine on HIV-1 replication in
primary CD4+ T cells. Cocaine a commonly used drug among HIV-1 positive individuals …