2020
Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda
Springer SA, Barocas J, Wurcel A, Nijhawan A, Thakarar K, Lynfield R, Hurley H, Snowden J, Thornton A, del Rio C. Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: s230-s238. PMID: 32877568, PMCID: PMC7467230, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaCommunicable Disease ControlFederal GovernmentHealth PolicyHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHuman RightsHumansIllicit DrugsInfectious Disease MedicineIntersectoral CollaborationInvasive Fungal InfectionsOpioid EpidemicPatient AdvocacyPreventive Health ServicesPublic Health AdministrationSocieties, MedicalState GovernmentSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsIllicit drug useInfectious diseasesAddiction specialistsDrug useSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentHarm reduction toolHIV physiciansInfectious complicationsEvidence-based practiceHIV epidemicOpioid epidemicCare continuumAssociated InfectionsTreatment servicesDisorder treatmentOpioid crisisDiseaseIDSAReview programEpidemicFurther disseminationHuman rights-based responseAdvocacy agendaMorbidity
2019
Infectious Complications of Addiction: A Call for a New Subspecialty Within Infectious Diseases
Serota DP, Barocas JA, Springer SA. Infectious Complications of Addiction: A Call for a New Subspecialty Within Infectious Diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 968-972. PMID: 31420651, PMCID: PMC7319263, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersID physiciansHepatitis C virus infectionInfectious diseasesC virus infectionInfectious disease physiciansHuman immunodeficiency virusManagement of addictionComplex biopsychosocial factorsScope of practiceAddiction physiciansInfectious complicationsDisease physiciansImmunodeficiency virusInfectious consequencesVirus infectionClinical careUse disordersBiopsychosocial factorsHealth AdministrationInfectionSuccessful managementPhysiciansNew subspecialtyPotential role