Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda
Springer SA, Barocas J, Wurcel A, Nijhawan A, Thakarar K, Lynfield R, Hurley H, Snowden J, Thornton A, del Rio C. Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: s230-s238. PMID: 32877568, PMCID: PMC7467230, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaCommunicable Disease ControlFederal GovernmentHealth PolicyHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHuman RightsHumansIllicit DrugsInfectious Disease MedicineIntersectoral CollaborationInvasive Fungal InfectionsOpioid EpidemicPatient AdvocacyPreventive Health ServicesPublic Health AdministrationSocieties, MedicalState GovernmentSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsIllicit drug useInfectious diseasesAddiction specialistsDrug useSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentHarm reduction toolHIV physiciansInfectious complicationsEvidence-based practiceHIV epidemicOpioid epidemicCare continuumAssociated InfectionsTreatment servicesDisorder treatmentOpioid crisisDiseaseIDSAReview programEpidemicFurther disseminationHuman rights-based responseAdvocacy agendaMorbidityPreventing HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs in the United States: plus ça change, plus ça même chose.
Strathdee SA, Kuo I, El-Bassel N, Hodder S, Smith LR, Springer SA. Preventing HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs in the United States: plus ça change, plus ça même chose. AIDS 2020, 34: 1997-2005. PMID: 32826391, PMCID: PMC7606503, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV outbreakRecent HIV outbreaksEpidemiology of HIVEvidence-based interventionsOpioid disordersHIV infectionTreatment cascadeEvidence-based responsesHIV epidemicOpioid epidemicHIV preventionPrescription opiatesHIVPWIDSynthetic opioidsDrugsPublic healthInfectionPreventionHigher proportionUnited StatesEpidemicOutbreakEditorial reviewRelentless cycleLessons Learned from the Response to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic that Can Inform Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Springer SA, del Rio C. Lessons Learned from the Response to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic that Can Inform Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2020, 34: 637-647. PMID: 32782106, PMCID: PMC7414693, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics
Springer SA, Merluzzi AP, del Rio C. Integrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics. JAMA 2020, 324: 37-38. PMID: 32159771, PMCID: PMC7957328, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBuprenorphineCommunicable DiseasesCost ControlDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEpidemicsFinancial SupportHarm ReductionHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInformation DisseminationNarcotic AntagonistsNational Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine DivisionOpioid-Related DisordersPrior AuthorizationPrisonsProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesStereotypingTelemedicineUnited StatesUnited States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationA Call to Action to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Among Women.
Springer SA, Biondi BE, Frank C, El-Bassel N. A Call to Action to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Among Women. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2020, 14: 364-366. PMID: 32011410, PMCID: PMC7392801, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000622.Peer-Reviewed Original Research