2021
Costs and impact on HIV transmission of a switch from a criminalisation to a public health approach to injecting drug use in eastern Europe and central Asia: a modelling analysis
Ward Z, Stone J, Bishop C, Ivakin V, Eritsyan K, Deryabina A, Low A, Cepeda J, Kelly SL, Heimer R, Cook R, Altice FL, Litz T, Terlikbayeva A, El-Bassel N, Havarkov D, Fisenka A, Boshnakova A, Klepikov A, Saliuk T, Deshko T, Vickerman P. Costs and impact on HIV transmission of a switch from a criminalisation to a public health approach to injecting drug use in eastern Europe and central Asia: a modelling analysis. The Lancet HIV 2021, 9: e42-e53. PMID: 34895484, PMCID: PMC8762142, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(21)00274-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyAgonist therapyAntiretroviral therapyPublic health approachHIV transmissionDrug useDynamic HIV transmission modelHealth approachIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV transmission modelNational InstituteCost-effectiveness ratioCountry-specific costsHIV incidenceUNAIDS 90US National InstitutesART coverageWHO targetPWIDTherapyPay thresholdsInfectious diseasesCost savingsDrug abuseIncremental cost
2010
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Comorbidity among HIV Seropositive and HIV Seronegative Prisoners in Malaysia
Zahari MM, Bae W, Zainal NZ, Habil H, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Comorbidity among HIV Seropositive and HIV Seronegative Prisoners in Malaysia. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2010, 36: 31-38. PMID: 20141394, PMCID: PMC4847714, DOI: 10.3109/00952990903544828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionSubstance abusePsychiatric illnessPsychiatric disordersTriple diagnosisPsychiatric diagnosisDrug useMental illnessSubstance abuse comorbidityInjection drug useCross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewSubstance use disordersPublic health approachMental Disorders-IVHIV-seropositiveOpioid dependencePotential confoundersDiagnostic Statistical ManualUse disordersDual diagnosisClinical InterviewAdequate careCommunity settingsHealth approach