Public health and international drug policy

J Csete, A Kamarulzaman, M Kazatchkine, F Altice… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of medication treatment for opioid use disorder on infectious disease outcomes

KF McNamara, BE Biondi… - Open forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The opioid epidemic has fueled infectious disease epidemics. We determined the impact of
medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) on treatment outcomes of opioid use disorder …

Rapid implementation of service delivery changes to mitigate COVID-19 and maintain access to methadone among persons with and at high-risk for HIV in an opioid …

KM Peavy, J Darnton, P Grekin, M Russo, CJB Green… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Medication treatment for opioid use disorder with methadone and buprenorphine is a key
HIV prevention strategy [1–5]. Enrollment in medication treatment for opioid use disorder is …

Factors associated with methadone maintenance therapy discontinuation among people who inject drugs

A Lo, T Kerr, K Hayashi, MJ Milloy, E Nosova… - Journal of substance …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) continues to be a key treatment for
opioid use disorder, although premature discontinuation of MMT can increase risk for …

[HTML][HTML] Adapting stigma mechanism frameworks to explore complex pathways between intersectional stigma and HIV-related health outcomes among women living …

CH Logie, CC Williams, Y Wang, N Marcus… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Intersectional stigma research examining pathways to HIV outcomes is
limited.•Adapted conceptual frameworks to examine intersectional stigma and health …

The relationship between cannabis use and patient outcomes in medication-based treatment of opioid use disorder: A systematic review

S Lake, MS Pierre - Clinical Psychology Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite high rates of cannabis use during medication-based treatment of opioid use
disorder (MOUD), uncertainty remains around how cannabis influences treatment outcomes …

Harm reduction for young people who use prescription opioids extra-medically: obstacles and opportunities

BDL Marshall, TC Green, JL Yedinak… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Extra-medical prescription opioid (EMPO) use–intentional use without a prescription or
outside of prescribed parameters–is a public health crisis in the United States and around …

HIV associated neurocognitive disorders

L Zhou, NK Saksena - Infectious disease reports, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is associated with the development of neurocognitive
disorders in many infected individuals, including a broad spectrum of motor impairments and …

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 …

Substance use, violence, and antiretroviral adherence: a latent class analysis of women living with HIV in Canada

A Carter, EA Roth, E Ding, MJ Milloy, M Kestler… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
We used latent class analysis to identify substance use patterns for 1363 women living with
HIV in Canada and assessed associations with socio-economic marginalization, violence …