2023
Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians
Di Paola A, Farabee D, Springer S. Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians. Psychiatric Research And Clinical Practice 2023, 5: 78-83. PMID: 37711754, PMCID: PMC10499189, DOI: 10.1176/appi.prcp.20230022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStimulant use disorderUse disordersSevere opioid use disorderMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewDiagnostic assessmentOpioid use disorderDisorder assessmentInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewDSM-IV criteriaHarm reduction interventionsNon-clinical staffTraditional diagnostic assessmentInternal consistencyDSM-5 versionValid measureOpioid dependenceOpioid misuseImmediate treatmentNeuropsychiatric InterviewOpioid epidemicDisorder modulesOverdose deathsReduction interventionsNon cliniciansRapid diagnosis
2019
Impact of Abstinence and of Reducing Illicit Drug Use Without Abstinence on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Viral Load
Nance RM, Trejo MEP, Whitney BM, Delaney JAC, Altice F, Beckwith CG, Chander G, Chandler R, Christopoulous K, Cunningham C, Cunningham WE, Del Rio C, Donovan D, Eron JJ, Fredericksen RJ, Kahana S, Kitahata MM, Kronmal R, Kuo I, Kurth A, Mathews WC, Mayer KH, Moore RD, Mugavero MJ, Ouellet LJ, Quan VM, Saag MS, Simoni JM, Springer S, Strand L, Taxman F, Young JD, Crane HM. Impact of Abstinence and of Reducing Illicit Drug Use Without Abstinence on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Viral Load. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 867-874. PMID: 30994900, PMCID: PMC7319266, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethamphetamine/crystalViral suppressionViral loadIllicit opioidsIllicit drug useDrug useRelative viral loadHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral loadNumber of PLWHSubstance useHIV viral loadHuman immunodeficiency virusLongitudinal cohort studyHarm reduction interventionsCrystal useCocaine/crackHIV clinicCohort studyVL suppressionImmunodeficiency virusImpact of abstinenceClinical studiesHigher oddsDrug categoriesOpioids