Lyu Azbel, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
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- A qualitative study of diphenhydramine injection in Kyrgyz prisons and implications for harm reductionMeyer JP, Culbert GJ, Azbel L, Bachireddy C, Kurmanalieva A, Rhodes T, Altice FL. A qualitative study of diphenhydramine injection in Kyrgyz prisons and implications for harm reduction. Harm Reduction Journal 2020, 17: 86. PMID: 33129341, PMCID: PMC7603760, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-020-00435-7.
- The becoming‐methadone‐body: on the onto‐politics of health intervention translationsRhodes T, Azbel L, Lancaster K, Meyer J. The becoming‐methadone‐body: on the onto‐politics of health intervention translations. Sociology Of Health & Illness 2019, 41: 1618-1636. PMID: 31310008, PMCID: PMC7700701, DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12978.
- Drug injection within prison in Kyrgyzstan: elevated HIV risk and implications for scaling up opioid agonist treatmentsAzbel L, Wegman MP, Polonsky M, Bachireddy C, Meyer J, Shumskaya N, Kurmanalieva A, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. Drug injection within prison in Kyrgyzstan: elevated HIV risk and implications for scaling up opioid agonist treatments. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2018, 14: 175-187. PMID: 30274558, PMCID: PMC6447033, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-03-2017-0016.
- A qualitative assessment of an abstinence-oriented therapeutic community for prisoners with substance use disorders in KyrgyzstanAzbel L, Rozanova J, Michels I, Altice FL, Stöver H. A qualitative assessment of an abstinence-oriented therapeutic community for prisoners with substance use disorders in Kyrgyzstan. Harm Reduction Journal 2017, 14: 43. PMID: 28693573, PMCID: PMC5504733, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-017-0168-8.
- The perfect storm: incarceration and the high-risk environment perpetuating transmission of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaAltice FL, Azbel L, Stone J, Brooks-Pollock E, Smyrnov P, Dvoriak S, Taxman FS, El-Bassel N, Martin NK, Booth R, Stöver H, Dolan K, Vickerman P. The perfect storm: incarceration and the high-risk environment perpetuating transmission of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Lancet 2016, 388: 1228-1248. PMID: 27427455, PMCID: PMC5087988, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30856-x.
- Trials and tribulations of conducting bio-behavioral surveys in prisons: implementation science and lessons from UkraineAzbel L, Grishaev Y, Wickersham JA, Chernova O, Dvoryak S, Polonsky M, Altice FL. Trials and tribulations of conducting bio-behavioral surveys in prisons: implementation science and lessons from Ukraine. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2016, 12: 78-87. PMID: 27219905, PMCID: PMC5513812, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-10-2014-0041.
- Correlates of HIV infection and being unaware of HIV status among soon‐to‐be‐released Ukrainian prisonersAzbel L, Wickersham JA, Grishaev Y, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. Correlates of HIV infection and being unaware of HIV status among soon‐to‐be‐released Ukrainian prisoners. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2014, 17: 19005. PMID: 25216073, PMCID: PMC4161962, DOI: 10.7448/ias.17.1.19005.
- A review of medical and substance use co-morbidities in Central Asian prisons: Implications for HIV prevention and treatmentVagenas P, Azbel L, Polonsky M, Kerimi N, Mamyrov M, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. A review of medical and substance use co-morbidities in Central Asian prisons: Implications for HIV prevention and treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: s25-s31. PMID: 23932844, PMCID: PMC3825758, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.07.010.
- ‘Krokodil’ and what a long strange trip it's beenAzbel L, Dvoryak S, Altice FL. ‘Krokodil’ and what a long strange trip it's been. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2013, 24: 279-280. PMID: 23820241, PMCID: PMC10794905, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.06.004.