2001
Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS
Knowlton A, Hoover D, Chung S, Celentano D, Vlahov D, Latkin C. Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2001, 64: 55-62. PMID: 11470341, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(00)00228-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase managementService utilizationDrug treatmentCurrent drug injectorsOutpatient service usePhysical functioning limitationsEmergency room useInjection drug usersCurrent drug useDaily alcohol useHIV/AIDSSubstance abuse treatmentHIV careAIDS diagnosisOutpatient careFunctioning limitationsDrug injectorsOutpatient servicesService useDrug usersDrug useMedical careAbuse treatmentHospital servicesAlcohol use
2000
Consideration of a North American heroin-assisted clinical trial for the treatment of opiate-dependent individuals
Kuo I, Fischer B, Vlahov D. Consideration of a North American heroin-assisted clinical trial for the treatment of opiate-dependent individuals. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2000, 11: 357-370. PMID: 10967518, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-3959(00)00057-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone treatmentMajor public health problemOpiate addictsAdditional treatment strategiesHeroin-assisted treatmentPrincipal treatment modalityPublic health problemOpiate-dependent individualsSubstance abuse treatmentTreatment modalitiesClinical trialsTreatment outcomesTreatment strategiesSide effectsEconomic burdenHealth problemsInjectable opiatesTreatment programAbuse treatmentTreatment participationEffective interventionsTreatmentPositive resultsAddictsRecent studies
1999
Needle-exchange attendance and health care utilization promote entry into detoxification
Strathdee S, Celentano D, Shah N, Lyles C, Stambolis V, Macalino G, Nelson K, Vlahov D. Needle-exchange attendance and health care utilization promote entry into detoxification. Journal Of Urban Health 1999, 76: 448-460. PMID: 10609594, PMCID: PMC3456698, DOI: 10.1007/bf02351502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected injection drug usersInjection drug usersNeedle exchange programsNeedle exchange attendanceDrug abuse treatmentHospital admissionDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus testAbuse treatmentImportant public health goalHIV-seronegative subjectsHealth care utilizationOutpatient medical careHealth care providersRecent drug usePublic health goalsIndependent predictorsCare utilizationHIV serostatusDetoxification admissionsCare providersVirus testHIVNeedle exchangeDrug use