2003
Feasibility of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: Experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance
Kuo I, Brady J, Butler C, Schwartz R, Brooner R, Vlahov D, Strathdee S. Feasibility of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: Experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2003, 24: 67-74. PMID: 12646332, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(02)00343-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaltimoreCocaine-Related DisordersFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMethadyl AcetateMobile Health UnitsNarcoticsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsReferral and ConsultationSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance-Related DisordersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTreatment programLevomethadyl acetate hydrochlorideFirst-line treatmentEarly treatment responseNeedle exchange programsCocaine-positive urine testsDrug treatment programsAddiction treatment programsLAAM maintenanceAgonist therapyLine treatmentOpioid dependenceUrine testsTreatment responseDrug usersNEP attendersHeroin addictionProgram attendersAlcohol useSubscale scoresProgram entrySignificant reductionAttendersLAAM
2000
Decline in Self-Reported High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among HIV-Seropositive Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vertefeuille J, Marx M, Tun W, Huettner S, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. Decline in Self-Reported High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among HIV-Seropositive Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. AIDS And Behavior 2000, 4: 381-388. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026406623736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeedle exchange programsHIV-seropositive drug usersDrug usersRisky drug use behaviorsHigh-risk injection practicesInjection-related behaviorsHIV-seropositive individualsHIV-seropositive participantsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsDrug treatmentInjection practicesNEP attendanceMean numberVisitsT-testSignificant reductionExchange programsBaselineChi-square statisticsInjectionSyringesParticipantsFollow
1997
Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vlahov* D, Junge* B, Brookmeyer† R, Cohn* S, Riley* E, Armenian* H, Beilenson‡ P. Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 16: 400-406. PMID: 9420320, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsHigh-risk drug use behaviorsRisky injection drug use behaviorInjection drug use behaviorsBehavioral risk reductionMean numberRisky injection practicesDrug-related behaviorsInjection practicesShort-term reductionUse behaviorsDemographic informationExchange programsProgram entryT-testSignificant reductionRisk reductionSystematic sampleInjectionEarlier reportsEnrollmentParticipants