Drug–drug interactions between anti-retroviral therapies and drugs of abuse in HIV systems

S Kumar, PSS Rao, R Earla… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Substance abuse is a common problem among HIV-infected individuals.
Importantly, addictions as well as moderate use of alcohol, smoking, or other illicit drugs …

The complex interaction between methamphetamine abuse and HIV-1 pathogenesis

RC Passaro, J Pandhare, HZ Qian, C Dash - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2015 - Springer
The global HIV/AIDS pandemic has claimed the lives of an estimated 35 million people. A
significant barrier for combating this global pandemic is substance use since it is associated …

Patterns of substance use among HIV-positive adults over 50: implications for treatment and medication adherence

JT Parsons, TJ Starks, BM Millar, K Boonrai… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The population of older adults living with HIV is increasing in the United States.
Despite an increased focus on the health of HIV-positive older adults, knowledge about their …

Determining the roles that club drugs, marijuana, and heavy drinking play in PrEP medication adherence among gay and bisexual men: implications for treatment and …

C Grov, HJ Rendina, SA John, JT Parsons - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Researchers have established that substance use interferes with anti-retroviral medication
adherence among gay and bisexual men (GBM) living with HIV. There is limited parallel …

An initial randomized controlled trial of behavioral activation for treatment of concurrent crystal methamphetamine dependence and sexual risk for HIV acquisition …

MJ Mimiaga, DW Pantalone, KB Biello, JMW Hughto… - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be the largest risk group for HIV infections in
the US, where crystal methamphetamine abuse heightens risk for HIV infection through …

Methamphetamine use associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment in men who have sex with men

HH Lai, YC Kuo, CJ Kuo, YJ Lai, M Chen, YT Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Methamphetamine is a prevalent recreational drug among men who have sex with men
(MSM) living with HIV and could cause the cognitive impairment and memory loss. However …

Feasibility of an emotion regulation intervention to improve mental health and reduce HIV transmission risk behaviors for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men with …

JT Parsons, HJ Rendina, RL Moody, S Gurung… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Gay and bisexual men (GBM) report high rates of sexual compulsivity (SC), yet no
empirically based treatments exist. An intervention based on the Unified Protocol for the …

Aggregate and event-level associations between substance use and sexual behavior among gay and bisexual men: Comparing retrospective and prospective data

HJ Rendina, RL Moody, A Ventuneac, C Grov… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Despite limited research, some evidence suggests that examining substance
use at multiple levels may be of greater utility in predicting sexual behavior than utilizing one …

Testing the efficacy of combined motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral skills training to reduce methamphetamine use and improve HIV medication …

JT Parsons, SA John, BM Millar, TJ Starks - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Prior research has identified subgroups of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men (GBM) based
upon information, motivation, and behavioral skills (IMB) profiles related to HIV medication …

Substance use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy: what is known and what is unknown

ME Socias, MJ Milloy - Current infectious disease reports, 2018 - Springer
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 …