2021
Long-acting buprenorphine vs. naltrexone opioid treatments in CJS-involved adults (EXIT-CJS)
Waddell EN, Springer SA, Marsch LA, Farabee D, Schwartz RP, Nyaku A, Reeves R, Goldfeld K, McDonald RD, Malone M, Cheng A, Saunders EC, Monico L, Gryczynski J, Bell K, Harding K, Violette S, Groblewski T, Martin W, Talon K, Beckwith N, Suchocki A, Torralva R, Wisdom JP, Lee JD. Long-acting buprenorphine vs. naltrexone opioid treatments in CJS-involved adults (EXIT-CJS). Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 128: 108389. PMID: 33865691, PMCID: PMC8384640, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSelf-reported opioid useOpioid-positive urine samplesExtended-release buprenorphineExtended-release naltrexoneOpioid overdose eventsXR-NTXOpioid treatmentObservational cohortOpioid useUsual armCare outcomesUse disordersNoninferiority designOverdose eventsUrine samplesBuprenorphineTreatmentAdultsEnhanced treatmentNaltrexoneRCTsCohortU.S. localesTrials
2020
Hazardous alcohol use, antiretroviral therapy receipt, and viral suppression in people living with HIV who inject drugs in the United States, India, Russia, and Vietnam.
Wagman JA, Wynn A, Matsuzaki M, Gnatienko N, Metsch LR, Del Rio C, Feaster DJ, Nance RM, Whitney BM, Delaney JAC, Kahana SY, Crane HM, Chandler RK, Elliott JC, Altice F, Lucas GM, Mehta SH, Hirsch-Moverman Y, El-Sadr WM, Vu Q, Nguyen Thanh B, Springer SA, Tsui JI, Samet JH. Hazardous alcohol use, antiretroviral therapy receipt, and viral suppression in people living with HIV who inject drugs in the United States, India, Russia, and Vietnam. AIDS 2020, 34: 2285-2294. PMID: 33048870, PMCID: PMC7951611, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazardous alcohol useFormer injection drug useART receiptViral suppressionInjection drug useLow-middle income countriesAlcohol useAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesDrug useAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresHIV viral suppressionAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestDisorders Identification TestTherapy receiptHIV continuumMean ageHigh-income countriesCare outcomesLogistic regressionUpper middle-income countriesPLHIVDrugsIdentification TestHIV
2018
Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative
Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, Loeliger KB, Franks J, Christopoulos K, Lorvick J, Kahana SY, Young R, Seal DW, Zawitz C, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Biggs ML. Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197730. PMID: 29787580, PMCID: PMC5963777, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV care continuum outcomesCare continuum outcomesContinuum outcomesTransgender womenCisgender menViral suppressionHIV riskCondomless sexRisk behaviorsSexual partnersExchange sexMean percent adherenceCrack/cocaineMultiple sexual partnersRisk reduction interventionsHigh rateHIV continuumHIV infectionPercent adherenceCare outcomesHIVReduction interventionsCocaine useDrug abuseCJ system