2003
Pilot study to enhance HIV care using needle exchange-based health services for out-of-treatment injecting drug users
Altice FL, Springer S, Buitrago M, Hunt DP, Friedland GH. Pilot study to enhance HIV care using needle exchange-based health services for out-of-treatment injecting drug users. Journal Of Urban Health 2003, 80: 416-427. PMID: 12930880, PMCID: PMC3455979, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jtg053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusNondetectable viral loadCD4 lymphocyte countDrug treatmentDrug usersLymphocyte countViral loadHIV therapyBaseline HIV-1 RNA levelsNeedle exchangeHealth servicesHIV-1 RNA levelsPilot studyPotent antiretroviral combinationUtilization of HAARTActive antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapy regimensHIV-1 RNACommunity-based health interventionsAdverse side effectsActive drug usersFormal drug treatmentImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) incidenceSmall pilot studyActive heroin injectors
1999
Methadone and antiretroviral medications, part I.
Gourevitch M, Friedland G. Methadone and antiretroviral medications, part I. Infectious Diseases 1999, 11: 30-1 contd. PMID: 11366210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262)
McCanceKatz E, Rainey P, Jatlow P, Friedland G. Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 435-443. PMID: 9715839, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199808150-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersMethadone treatmentChronic methadone treatmentMethadone-maintained patientsHeroin-addicted patientsMethadone effectsZDV doseZDV exposureZDV pharmacokineticsZDV treatmentZidovudine dispositionZidovudine therapyHIV diseaseMethadone levelsPharmacokinetic interactionsTherapeutic rangeRenal clearanceToxicity surveillanceSide effectsDrug usersDrug efficacyZDVClearanceAUCPatients
1995
Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of methadone dose and cocaine use.
Hartel D, Schoenbaum E, Selwyn P, Kline J, Davenny K, Klein R, Friedland G. Heroin use during methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of methadone dose and cocaine use. American Journal Of Public Health 1995, 85: 83-88. PMID: 7832267, PMCID: PMC1615273, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.85.1.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCocaineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMethadoneSubstance Abuse DetectionSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentHeroin useMaintenance treatmentHigh-dose methadone maintenanceCocaine useMethadone dosage levelsNonusers of cocaineMethadone doseLogistic regression statistical modelMethadone dosageMethadone patientsTreatment complianceMethadone maintenanceIndependent associationTreatment durationCross-sectional samplePatientsAlcohol useDosage levelsCocaine usersSocioeconomic factorsTreatmentFurther investigationCocaineNonusers
1987
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Factors in Asymptomatic Individuals at Risk for Htlv-III/Lav Infection in a Methadone Program: Preliminary Findings
Silberstein C, McKegney F, O'dowd M, Selwyn P, Schoenbaum E, Drucker E, Feiner C, Cox C, Friedland G. A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Factors in Asymptomatic Individuals at Risk for Htlv-III/Lav Infection in a Methadone Program: Preliminary Findings. International Journal Of Neuroscience 1987, 32: 669-676. PMID: 3596916, DOI: 10.3109/00207458709043321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective longitudinal studyWAIS similaritiesAssociative learning testHTLV-III/LAV infectionDigit Span ForwardLongitudinal studyImpaired neuropsychological functionLearning TestNeuropsychological functionPsychosocial measuresTest performanceFinger tappingPsychosocial factorsPsychological stressCognitive impairmentPreliminary findingsHTLV-III/LAVIntravenous drug abusersHigh-risk populationAbsence of AIDSDrug useDrug abusersAsymptomatic individualsMethadone programsUnivariate analysis