2017
Evaluation of a hepatitis C education intervention with clients enrolled in methadone maintenance and needle/syringe programs in Malaysia
Mukherjee TI, Pillai V, Ali SH, Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A, Wickersham JA. Evaluation of a hepatitis C education intervention with clients enrolled in methadone maintenance and needle/syringe programs in Malaysia. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2017, 47: 144-152. PMID: 28652072, PMCID: PMC5592150, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle/syringe programsHCV knowledgeHarm reduction servicesTreatment interestEducation interventionSyringe programsEducation sessionsReduction servicesEffective public health approachHepatitis B vaccineMethadone maintenance treatmentOverall knowledge scorePublic health approachResource-limited settingsHCV treatmentHepatitis CB vaccineHIV testBaseline knowledge assessmentMaintenance treatmentPost-intervention knowledge assessmentMethadone maintenanceMMT clientsKnowledge scoreNSP services
2016
Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia
Culbert GJ, Pillai V, Bick J, Al-Darraji HA, Wickersham JA, Wegman MP, Bazazi AR, Ferro E, Copenhaver M, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2016, 11: 446-455. PMID: 27216260, PMCID: PMC5118227, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-016-9676-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyMalaysia's largest prisonIsoniazid preventive therapyLatent tuberculosis infectionStandardized treatment protocolMandatory HIV testingDrug treatment centersEvidence-based addiction treatmentEvidence-based interventionsLargest prisonReservoir of infectionActive diseaseActive tuberculosisPreventive therapyHIV testingTuberculosis infectionOpioid dependenceHIV treatmentRapid relapseMethadone maintenanceTreatment protocolClinical careHIVTreatment centersCompulsory drug treatment centers
2013
Methadone treatment improves tuberculosis treatment among hospitalized opioid dependent patients in Ukraine
Morozova O, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. Methadone treatment improves tuberculosis treatment among hospitalized opioid dependent patients in Ukraine. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2013, 24: e91-e98. PMID: 24360402, PMCID: PMC5553122, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAntitubercular AgentsDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedDrug UsersFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHeroin DependenceHumansInpatientsMaleMedication AdherenceMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisUkraineConceptsTB medication adherenceMethadone maintenanceTB treatmentMedication adherenceTreatment discontinuationMulti-drug resistant tuberculosisInpatient TB treatmentNumerous treatment challengesTB treatment completionOnly independent predictorOpioid-dependent patientsIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeOpioid dependenceResistant tuberculosisMethadone treatmentTB facilitiesTreatment optionsDependent patientsTuberculosis treatmentTreatment completionTreatment challengesObservational studyMMT groupTreatment retention
2005
18 Management of HIVIAIDS in Correctional Settings
Altice F, Springer S. 18 Management of HIVIAIDS in Correctional Settings. 2005, 449-487. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012465271-2/50021-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClean injection equipmentHepatitis virus BHepatitis virus CPrevalence of HIVSelf-administered therapyArea of HIVSyringe exchange programsGeneral U.S. populationCorrectional settingsObserved therapyHIV infectionHIV medicationsComorbid conditionsMethadone maintenanceOwn medicationsSyringe exchangeNew casesVirus CCommunity settingsMedicationsHIVInformed consentExtensive involvementVirus BU.S. population