2016
Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia
Ustinov A, Suvorova A, Belyakov A, Makhamatova A, Levina O, Krupitsky E, Lioznov D, Niccolai L, Heimer R. Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 20: 1603-1608. PMID: 26809193, PMCID: PMC4945434, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1297-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Chronic pain, Addiction severity, and misuse of opioids in Cumberland County, Maine
Heimer R, Dasgupta N, Irwin KS, Kinzly M, Harvey AP, Givens A, Grau LE. Chronic pain, Addiction severity, and misuse of opioids in Cumberland County, Maine. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 37: 346-349. PMID: 22138379, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction Severity IndexBrief Pain InventoryChronic painOpioid abuseBPI scoresMisuse of opioidsCommon co-occurring conditionsSubstance abuse treatment programsCommunity-based sampleCo-occurring conditionsSubstance abuse treatmentStreet-recruited sampleOrder of onsetRespondent-driven samplingPain InventoryPain managementIllicit opioidsOpioid misuseRegular physicianOpioid abusersDaily livingPainDrug misusePrior monthTreatment programSubpopulations of Illicit Drug Users Reached by Targeted Street Outreach and Respondent-Driven Sampling Strategies: Implications for Research and Public Health Practice
Rudolph AE, Crawford ND, Latkin C, Heimer R, Benjamin EO, Jones KC, Fuller CM. Subpopulations of Illicit Drug Users Reached by Targeted Street Outreach and Respondent-Driven Sampling Strategies: Implications for Research and Public Health Practice. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 21: 280-289. PMID: 21376275, PMCID: PMC3062521, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespondent-driven samplingPublic health practiceIllicit drug usersDrug usersStreet outreachHealth practicesDrug network characteristicsLog-binomial regressionNeedle exchange programsPublic health practitionersBaseline questionnaireHeroin usersDrug useHealth practitionersCocaine usersRecruitment wavesDifferent subgroupsRecruitment biasesRecruitment strategiesDescriptive statisticsNew York CityYork CityHeroinExchange programs
2010
Drug Network Characteristics and HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users in Russia: The roles of Trust, Size, and Stability
Cepeda JA, Odinokova VA, Heimer R, Grau LE, Lyubimova A, Safiullina L, Levina OS, Niccolai LM. Drug Network Characteristics and HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users in Russia: The roles of Trust, Size, and Stability. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 1003-1010. PMID: 20872063, PMCID: PMC3112286, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9816-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study
Connally NP, Durante AJ, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Nelson RS, Heimer R. Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2009, 37: 201-206. PMID: 19595558, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutEnvironment DesignEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHygieneInfantLogistic ModelsLyme DiseaseMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTicksYoung AdultConceptsCase-control studyLyme diseaseDisease prevention initiativesConditional logistic regressionDisease prevention measuresErythema migransPotential confoundersRecreational exposureLogistic regressionProspective ageDiseaseCase onsetPrevention resultsPrevention measuresPersonal protectionRiskHoursConfoundersMigransTicksInfectionStudyConnecticut communitiesMonths
2003
MAINTAINING RESPECTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: GENDERED LABOR PATTERNS AMONG WOMEN INJECTION DRUG USERS
Hofman N, Strenski T, Marshall P, Heimer R. MAINTAINING RESPECTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: GENDERED LABOR PATTERNS AMONG WOMEN INJECTION DRUG USERS. Health Care For Women International 2003, 24: 794-807. PMID: 14742117, DOI: 10.1080/07399330390229966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedChicagoFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGender IdentityHealth BehaviorHumansIncomeMiddle AgedNeedle SharingNursing Methodology ResearchQualitative ResearchRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorRisk-TakingSelf DisclosureSocial ResponsibilitySocial ValuesSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban HealthWomenWork