2023
Aligning public health and public safety: Probation as a touchpoint to identify and link patients with opioid use disorder to opioid agonist treatment
Bromberg D, Galvez de Leon S, Litz T, Azbel L, Liberman A, Polonsky M, Dvoriak S, Saichuk N, Taxman F, Altice F. Aligning public health and public safety: Probation as a touchpoint to identify and link patients with opioid use disorder to opioid agonist treatment. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002349. PMID: 37910486, PMCID: PMC10619786, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal justice settingsOpioid use disorderBrief interventionUse disordersPrevalence of OUDProbation centersHIV prevention effortsJustice settingsMental healthHigh rateCommunity supervision settingsOAT servicesSBIRT interventionAgonist therapyHIV testingOpioid dependenceAgonist treatmentConsecutive individualsTreatment strategiesGeneral populationProbationSBIRTPrevention effortsSupervision settingParticipants
2019
Prisons: ignore them at our peril.
Kamarulzaman A, Verster A, Altice FL. Prisons: ignore them at our peril. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2019, 14: 415-422. PMID: 31343458, PMCID: PMC7137098, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication-assisted therapyDrug useHIV prevention toolPrevalence of HIVMedication-assisted treatmentSyringe services programCriminal justice settingsBasic healthcareMiddle-income settingsHCV preventionOpioid dependenceTreatment strategiesHigh prevalenceOverdose managementRoutine screeningPrevention servicesHIVKey populationsMental healthcareHCVConsolidated guidelinesPrevention toolJustice settingsTreatmentEffective screening
2014
Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community
Di Paola A, Lincoln T, Skiest DJ, Desabrais M, Altice FL, Springer SA. Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2014, 39: 256-268. PMID: 25240704, PMCID: PMC4283549, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentPlacebo-controlled trialXR-NTXAgonist treatmentOpioid dependenceTreatment outcomesPoor HIV treatment outcomesOpioid treatment outcomesOpioid-dependent prisonersExtended-release naltrexoneHIV treatment outcomesHIV transmission riskEvidence-based treatmentsCriminal justice settingsEarly acceptabilityStudy medicationFirst injectionStudy acceptabilityHIVTotal referralsJail detaineesCommunity settingsTransmission riskDrug relapseHigh internal validity
2013
Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail
Williams CT, Kim S, Meyer J, Spaulding A, Teixeira P, Avery A, Moore K, Altice F, Murphy-Swallow D, Simon D, Wickersham J, Ouellet LJ. Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 195-202. PMID: 23314801, PMCID: PMC3758427, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0391-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultContinuity of Patient CareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DischargePrimary Health CarePrisonersPrisonsProgram EvaluationSex DistributionSex FactorsSocial WorkSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsSocial service needsCriminal justice settingsGender differencesJustice settingsEnhancing LinkagesCare engagementService needsGender-specific strategiesMore chronic health conditionsSevere substance use disordersHIV primary careMultisite demonstration projectHIV-positive clientsChronic health conditionsMore womenSubstance use disordersJailEngagementWorse healthDifferent needsPrescribed ARTPrimary careBaseline healthUse disordersJail detainees