2007
Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose.
Coffin P, Tracy M, Bucciarelli A, Ompad D, Vlahov D, Galea S. Identifying injection drug users at risk of nonfatal overdose. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 616-23. PMID: 17554010, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersHabitual drug usersNonfatal overdoseAggressive prevention effortsAgonist maintenance treatmentSerious withdrawal symptomsInjection drug usersFurther longitudinal studiesIndividual-level risk factorsTake-home naloxoneOverdose prevention interventionsFuture overdosesMaintenance treatmentWithdrawal symptomsRisk factorsDrug overdoseRecent overdoseEmergency physiciansOverdose riskPrevention interventionsHigh riskOverdoseMedical careYounger ageU.S. adults
2004
The Social Epidemiology of Substance Use
Galea S, Nandi A, Vlahov D. The Social Epidemiology of Substance Use. Epidemiologic Reviews 2004, 26: 36-52. PMID: 15234946, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxh007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Longitudinal Patterns of Drug Injection Behavior in the ALIVE Study Cohort,1988–2000: Description and Determinants
Galai N, Safaeian M, Vlahov D, Bolotin A, Celentano D. Longitudinal Patterns of Drug Injection Behavior in the ALIVE Study Cohort,1988–2000: Description and Determinants. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 695-704. PMID: 14507606, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug injection behaviorDrug usersIntravenous Experience (ALIVE) studyDrug treatment programsHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsALIVE studySemiannual visitsMultinomial logistic regression modelsBaseline factorsChronic diseasesDrug injectionRecent overdoseCessation attemptsDrug use transitionsDrug injectorsCommunity outreach effortsLongitudinal patternsHigh mortalityEarly determinantsYounger ageTreatment programInjection behaviorStudy period
1993
Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Caiaffa W, Graham N, Vlahov D. Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1993, 138: 909-922. PMID: 8256779, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial pneumoniaRisk factorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEffectiveness of chemoprophylaxisImmunodeficiency virus infectionRecurrent bacterial pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusEfficacy of interventionsPneumonia ratesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusClinical trialsVaccine interventionsVirus infectionEpidemiologic studiesClinical practicePneumoniaAdult populationDiagnostic algorithmFuture interventionsInterventionHIVSuch interventionsPopulationChemoprophylaxis