2023
Substance use and other correlates of HIV infection among transwomen and men who have sex with men in Perú: Implications for targeted HIV prevention strategies for transwomen
Cyrus E, Lama J, Sanchez J, Sullivan D, Leon S, Villaran M, Vagenas P, Vu D, Coudray M, Altice F. Substance use and other correlates of HIV infection among transwomen and men who have sex with men in Perú: Implications for targeted HIV prevention strategies for transwomen. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001464. PMID: 36962933, PMCID: PMC10022005, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV risk factorsRisk factorsHIV riskSubstance usePrevention strategiesCross-sectional biobehavioral surveyHIV prevention strategiesTargeted prevention strategiesDifferent risk factorsSubstance use patternsBinary logistic regressionHIV infectionHIV prevalenceBiobehavioral surveysHigh prevalenceChi-square analysisSecondary data analysisHigh riskDrug useAlcohol dependenceCocaine useLogistic regressionMSMClinical researchRelated correlates
2018
Concurrent drug injection during opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Makarenko I, Mazhnaya A, Marcus R, Pykalo I, Madden L, Filippovich S, Dvoriak S, Altice FL. Concurrent drug injection during opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in Ukraine. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2018, 87: 1-8. PMID: 29471921, PMCID: PMC5826566, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentMethadone maintenance treatmentConcurrent illicit drug useOAT patientsIllicit drug useDrug injectionDrug useAgonist treatmentUse disordersMultivariable logistic regressionConcurrent drug useOngoing drug usePolysubstance use disorderAlcohol use disorderMaintenance treatmentIndependent correlatesBMT programSevere opioidDrug injectingPatientsHealth outcomesTreatment dropoutAlcohol dependenceInjection initiationYounger age
2017
A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru
Vagenas P, Brown SE, Clark JL, Konda KA, Lama JR, Sánchez J, Duerr AC, Altice FL. A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 52: 831-839. PMID: 28426357, PMCID: PMC5595368, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1264968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMSM/transgender womenTransgender womenAlcohol consumptionRisk behaviorsRisky sexual behaviorConcentrated HIV epidemicMultiple sexual partnersSexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV transmissionMedication adherenceProblematic drinkingSemi-structured focus groupsHIV epidemicHigh prevalencePharmacological interventionsUse disordersFocus groupsUnprotected sexAlcohol dependencePeruvian men
2014
An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone
Vagenas P, Di Paola A, Herme M, Lincoln T, Skiest DJ, Altice FL, Springer SA. An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2014, 47: 35-40. PMID: 24674234, PMCID: PMC4042403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-controlled trialXR-NTXGamma-glutamyl transferaseAlanine aminotransferaseMental illnessAspartate aminotransferaseRandomized placebo-controlled trialMonthly injectable formulationXR-NTX armExtended-release naltrexoneHepatic enzyme elevationHepatic enzyme levelsRelease naltrexoneAntiretroviral therapyHCV infectionBaseline characteristicsHepatic transaminasesEnzyme elevationPsychiatric medicationsHepatotoxicity concernsGlutamyl transferaseAlcohol dependenceOpioidsHIVNaltrexone
2010
HIV, alcohol dependence, and the criminal justice system: a review and call for evidence-based treatment for released prisoners
Springer SA, Azar MM, Altice FL. HIV, alcohol dependence, and the criminal justice system: a review and call for evidence-based treatment for released prisoners. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2010, 37: 12-21. PMID: 21171933, PMCID: PMC3070290, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2010.540280.BooksConceptsAlcohol use disorderHIV treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesAlcohol dependencePoor HIV treatment outcomesRole of pharmacotherapyRelationship of HIVHIV risk behaviorsBetter treatment outcomesEvidence-based treatmentsAntiretroviral therapySignificant morbidityTherapeutic optionsPoor adherenceAlcohol abuseHIVUse disordersHIV cycleCommunity settingsRisk behaviorsAlcohol usePrimary articlesImproved treatmentVulnerable populationsNaltrexone