Differential impacts of COVID-19 across racial-ethnic identities in persons with opioid use disorder
Mistler CB, Sullivan MC, Copenhaver MM, Meyer JP, Roth AM, Shenoi SV, Edelman EJ, Wickersham JA, Shrestha R. Differential impacts of COVID-19 across racial-ethnic identities in persons with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 129: 108387. PMID: 34080555, PMCID: PMC8380664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPublic health responseCOVID-19Use disordersHealth behaviorsNon-prescription drug useRacial-ethnic minoritiesCOVID-19-related impactsMental health statusHealth care accessSexual health behaviorsCOVID-19 testGreater financial burdenRace/ethnicitySample of peopleDirect adverse effectsDrug treatmentCare accessAlcohol consumptionDrug useHealth statusHealth responseHealth disparitiesRisk peopleCOVID-19 pandemic presentsWillingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment
Ni Z, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Copenhaver MM, DiDomizio EE, Nelson LE, Shrestha R. Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108477. PMID: 33422864, PMCID: PMC7946167, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent individualsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP useHIV riskHealthcare providersSex-related risk behaviorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisAwareness of PrEPUrban methadone clinicMultiple logistic regressionDisproportionate HIV burdenLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyHIV burdenHIV infectionHIV testingIndependent correlatesMethadone clinicsDrug treatmentRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionPrEPPrevious useHigher likelihoodProphylaxis