2023
Xylazine in the drug supply: Emerging threats and lessons learned in areas with high levels of adulteration
Quijano T, Crowell J, Eggert K, Clark K, Alexander M, Grau L, Heimer R. Xylazine in the drug supply: Emerging threats and lessons learned in areas with high levels of adulteration. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2023, 120: 104154. PMID: 37574646, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHarm reduction service providersDrug supplySedative-analgesic drugsFatal opioid overdosesOpioid overdose fatalitiesPresence of fentanylMedical examiner dataIllicit drug supplyInjection of xylazineFentanyl test stripsPrevention needsOpioid usersAnalgesic drugsOpioid overdosesOverdose deathsOverdose fatalitiesXylazineHealth threatSurvey of peopleDrugsSignificant predictorsFentanylConvenience surveyTest stripsTwo-thirds
2013
P3.133 Potential HIV Transmissions from Infected Drug Injectors and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Saint Petersburg, Russia
White E, Niccolai L, Toussova O, Verevochkin S, Kozlov A, Heimer R. P3.133 Potential HIV Transmissions from Infected Drug Injectors and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013, 89: a189. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndiagnosed HIV infectionHIV infectionDrug injectorsUndiagnosed infectionHIV transmissionSex partnersUnprotected sexHIV testing dataNon-injecting partnersPotential HIV transmissionProportion of injectorsSexual HIV transmissionQuarter of peopleMale-male sexPublic health impactHIV antibodiesHIV prevalenceSix-month periodSexual infectionsGeneral populationInfectionMSMDrugsSexHIV
1986
Modulation of 5-Fluorouracil Cytotoxicity by Intracellular Pools of 5-Phosphoribosyl-1-Pyrophosphate (PRPP)
Benz C, Heimer R, Cadman E. Modulation of 5-Fluorouracil Cytotoxicity by Intracellular Pools of 5-Phosphoribosyl-1-Pyrophosphate (PRPP). Developments In Oncology 1986, 93-105. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2331-0_5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research