2024
HIV and Substance Use Disorders
Lier A, Tarfa A, Shenoi S, Kuo I, Springer S. HIV and Substance Use Disorders. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2024, 38: 599-611. PMID: 38960783, PMCID: PMC11410345, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSubstance use disordersEvidence-based public health effortsHuman immunodeficiency virus acquisitionHuman immunodeficiency virus incidenceRisk of HIV acquisitionUntreated substance use disordersPoor HIV outcomesAdherence to HIV antiretroviral therapyHIV antiretroviral therapyPublic health effortsInjection drug useAntiretroviral therapyHIV acquisitionImmunodeficiency virusHIV outcomesHealth effortsTreatment strategiesIncreased riskDrug useSubstance useDrugAmericanRiskPersonsPerspectives on benefits and risks of creation of an “injection drug use” billing code
Sundaram G, Sato T, Goodman-Meza D, Haddad M, Thakarar K, Feinberg J, Springer S, Barton K, Butler N, Eaton E, Wurcel A. Perspectives on benefits and risks of creation of an “injection drug use” billing code. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 164: 209392. PMID: 38735482, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useSubstance use disordersInternational Classification of DiseasesIncreased riskICD-10 codesDrug useClassification of DiseasesHealthcare utilizationHealth servicesIncreased risk of overdoseFinancial reimbursementInternational ClassificationHealthcare systemRisk of overdoseTreatment servicesICD codesIdentifying peopleWell-beingPWIDUse disorderSystem of resource allocationHealthRiskImproved systemPotential benefitsHIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Nijhawan A, Pulitzer Z, Torres B, Noreen N, Schultheis A, Frank C, Colon R, Brooks R, Proffitt R, Pankow J, Bennett A, Salyards M, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer S. HIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: s68-s74. PMID: 38561803, PMCID: PMC10986824, DOI: 10.3201/eid3013.230739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV riskAssess HIV risk factorsPreexposure prophylaxisPartners of unknown HIV statusMobile health unitReport injection drug useUnknown HIV statusPerceived HIV riskRisk factorsHIV risk factorsRandomized controlled trialsPatient navigationPrEP indicationsInjection drug useHealth unitsJustice-involved personsHIV medicationsHIV statusCondomless sexPrEPEducational effortsDrug useHIVRiskPersons
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
Design and methods of a multi-site randomized controlled trial of an integrated care model of long-acting injectable buprenorphine with infectious disease treatment among persons hospitalized with infections and opioid use disorder
Seval N, Frank CA, Litwin AH, Roth P, Schade MA, Pavlicova M, Levin FR, Brady KT, Nunes EV, Springer SA. Design and methods of a multi-site randomized controlled trial of an integrated care model of long-acting injectable buprenorphine with infectious disease treatment among persons hospitalized with infections and opioid use disorder. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 105: 106394. PMID: 33838307, PMCID: PMC8172465, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderInfectious disease treatmentUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disorderTreatment of OUDLife-threatening infectious diseaseSubstantial healthcare utilizationProportion of patientsInfectious disease specialistsInjection drug usePrimary outcome measureIntegrated care modelDisease treatmentMulti-site trialInjectable buprenorphineOpioid useSecondary outcomesHealthcare utilizationInfection morbidityDisease specialistsMedication treatmentSerious infectionsMonthly formulationDrug overdoseID specialists
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
2017
Cohort profile: seek, test, treat and retain United States criminal justice cohort
Chandler R, Gordon MS, Kruszka B, Strand LN, Altice FL, Beckwith CG, Biggs ML, Cunningham W, Chris Delaney JA, Flynn PM, Golin CE, Knight K, Kral AH, Kuo I, Lorvick J, Nance RM, Ouellet LJ, Rich JD, Sacks S, Seal D, Spaulding A, Springer SA, Taxman F, Wohl D, Young JD, Young R, Crane HM. Cohort profile: seek, test, treat and retain United States criminal justice cohort. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, And Policy 2017, 12: 24. PMID: 28511680, PMCID: PMC5433052, DOI: 10.1186/s13011-017-0107-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsTreatment cascadeViral loadHIV RNA viral loadCD4 T-cell countRisk behaviorsSubstance useT-cell countsHepatitis C infectionRNA viral loadInjection drug useHealth Related QualityHIV treatment cascadeUnprotected sexual intercourseHealth care accessRecent polysubstance useC infectionViral suppressionHIV diagnosisHIV infectionMedian ageRelated qualityCriminal justice involvementART treatmentCohort members
2005
Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection
Altice FL, Marinovich A, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Springer SA, Selwyn PA. Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection. Journal Of Urban Health 2005, 82: 312-326. PMID: 15872190, PMCID: PMC3456574, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHIV testingHigh HIV prevalence areasMultiple logistic regression analysisWidespread HIV testingGenital herpes infectionVoluntary HIV counselingHIV prevalence areasInjection drug usePrevalence of HIVAnonymous HIV testingRisk behavior informationHigh-risk groupRapid serologic testsHIV risk behaviorsLogistic regression analysisPublic health benefitsIncarcerated womenHIV seroprevalenceHerpes infectionHIV counselingHIV serosurveyLaboratory markersIndependent correlatesRisk factors