2015
Challenges in managing HIV in people who use drugs
Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Challenges in managing HIV in people who use drugs. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2015, 28: 10-16. PMID: 25490106, PMCID: PMC4409950, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsCoinfectionComorbidityContinuity of Patient CareHealth Services AccessibilityHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansMedication AdherenceMental DisordersNeedle-Exchange ProgramsOpiate Substitution TreatmentSocial ClassSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSubstance-Related DisordersTuberculosisConceptsOpioid substitution therapyHepatitis C virusHIV continuumTreatment outcomesImproved ART adherenceInterferon-based regimesTB treatment outcomesHIV treatment outcomesBetter treatment retentionEvidence-based preventionHIV treatment accessHIV-HCVNoninfectious comorbiditiesOST servicesCare retentionART adherenceHIV managementAntiretroviral adherencePsychiatric comorbiditySubstitution therapyHIV treatmentNew diagnostic technologiesC virusClinical managementEarly diagnosis
2007
HIV treatment access and scale-up for delivery of opiate substitution therapy with buprenorphine for IDUs in Ukraine—programme description and policy implications
Bruce RD, Dvoryak S, Sylla L, Altice FL. HIV treatment access and scale-up for delivery of opiate substitution therapy with buprenorphine for IDUs in Ukraine—programme description and policy implications. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2007, 18: 326-328. PMID: 17689382, PMCID: PMC2084072, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine maintenance therapyInjection drug useAnti-retroviral therapySubstitution therapyDrug useAddition of methadoneAdministration of buprenorphineHIV-1 seropositivityOpiate substitution therapyOverall health outcomesIllicit drug useCost of buprenorphineHIV treatment accessMaintenance therapyOpioid dependenceHIV casesEntry criteriaTreatment accessBuprenorphineDrug usersHealth outcomesMultidisciplinary teamTherapyGlobal Fund resourcesAdministration