2022
Evaluation of the Impact of HIV Serostatus on the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade and Injection Drug Use Among Persons Initiating Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Lier A, Vander Wyk B, Di Paola A, Springer S. Evaluation of the Impact of HIV Serostatus on the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade and Injection Drug Use Among Persons Initiating Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac624. PMID: 36467300, PMCID: PMC9709708, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusHCV treatment ratesHIV serostatusUse disordersHepatitis C virus (HCV) care cascadeHCV viral load testingTreatment ratesHCV treatment uptakeProspective cohort studyInjection drug useViral load testingGreater reductionDrug use frequencyHCV testingCare cascadeHCV antibodiesHIV screeningCohort studyHIV statusTreatment uptakeEntire cohortMedication treatmentC virusSerostatus
2021
Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions
Taweh N, Schlossberg E, Frank C, Nijhawan A, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer SA. Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 96: 103283. PMID: 34020864, PMCID: PMC8568621, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile health unitOpioid use disorderHepatitis COUD preventionTreatment servicesInfectious diseasesHepatitis C virus (HCV) managementOpioid use disorder preventionCJ-involved individualsCriminal justice-involved individualsCJ systemHarm reduction servicesImproving HIVCare cascadePatient navigationJustice-involved individualsHealth unitsUse disordersHIVReduction servicesSubstance usePreventionDisorder preventionCommunity agenciesTreatment