2005
Suicidal ideation among African-American non-injection drug users.
Havens J, Ompad D, Latkin C, Fuller C, Arria A, Vlahov D, Strathdee S. Suicidal ideation among African-American non-injection drug users. Ethnicity & Disease 2005, 15: 110-5. PMID: 15720057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationDrug usersDrug dependenceNon-injection drug usersCommunity-based cohortInterview-administered questionnaireMultiple logistic regressionDrug use historyUse of heroinAfrican American drug usersMedian agePsychiatric comorbidityDepressive symptomsMore drugsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionIdeationAfrican AmericansUse historyParticipantsComorbiditiesCohortSymptomsYearsHeroin
2003
Social Circumstances of Initiation of Injection Drug Use and Early Shooting Gallery Attendance: Implications for HIV Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Injection Drug Users
Fuller C, Vlahov D, Latkin C, Ompad D, Celentano D, Strathdee S. Social Circumstances of Initiation of Injection Drug Use and Early Shooting Gallery Attendance: Implications for HIV Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 86. PMID: 12514419, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200301010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersNew injection drug usersOlder injection drug usersYoung adult injection drug usersDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersStreet-recruited injection drug usersAdult injection drug usersYoung injection drug usersGallery attendanceProspective cohort studyInjection drug useMultiple logistic regressionHigh-risk practicesCohort studyMedian ageHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceInnovative intervention strategiesHIV interventionsDrug useLogistic regressionHIVBaseline dataMost participants
2001
Use of Audio Computer-assisted Self-Interviews to Assess Tuberculosis-related Risk Behaviors
RILEY E, CHAISSON R, ROBNETT T, VERTEFEUILLE J, STRATHDEE S, VLAHOV D. Use of Audio Computer-assisted Self-Interviews to Assess Tuberculosis-related Risk Behaviors. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2001, 164: 82-85. PMID: 11435243, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.1.2101091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterviewer-assisted questionnaireComputer-assisted questionnaireHIV infectionRisk factorsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus risk factorsSelf-reported tuberculosisMultiple logistic regressionRisk behavior dataFinal multivariate modelSmoking equipmentNeedle exchange programsNeedle exchange program participantsHigh-risk behaviorsUnderwent interviewsHIV serostatusAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingDrug useHealth statusRisk behaviorsTuberculosisSmoking marijuanaLogistic regressionMultivariate model
1994
Drug‐related behavior change for HIV transmission among American injection drug users
CELENTANO D, MUÑOZ A, CORN S, NELSON K, VLAHOV D. Drug‐related behavior change for HIV transmission among American injection drug users. Addiction 1994, 89: 1309-1317. PMID: 7804092, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03310.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersSeropositive injection drug usersRisk behaviorsHIV infectionDrug usersActive injection drug usersDrug-related risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHigh-risk drug-related behaviorsSemi-annual visitsMultiple logistic regressionBehavior changeGreater risk reductionDrug-related behaviorsLow-risk behaviorsSeropositive participantsHIV serostatusHIV transmissionLongitudinal cohortVaccine developmentPrevention programsLogistic regressionAIDS epidemicVirus transmissionBehavior maintenance
1991
New Evidence on Intravenous Cocaine Use and the Risk of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Anthony J, Vlahov D, Nelson K, Conn S, Astemborski J, Solomon L. New Evidence on Intravenous Cocaine Use and the Risk of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1175-1189. PMID: 1746528, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBaltimoreBiasCausalityCocaineConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicFemaleHealth BehaviorHIV InfectionsHIV SeroprevalenceHIV-1HumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceProspective StudiesSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIntravenous drug usersDrug treatment programsCocaine injectorsDrug usersHIV seroprevalenceHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionTreatment programActive intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Preliminary prospective dataIntravenous cocaine useType 1 infectionReceptive anal intercourseMultiple logistic regressionRisk of infectionVirus type 1HIV seroconversionPresent studyExcess riskProspective dataIntravenous usePresent study sample
1989
Cocaine injection and ethnicity in parenteral drug users during the early years of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic in new york city
Novick D, Trigg H, Jarlais D, Friedman S, Vlahov D, Kreek M. Cocaine injection and ethnicity in parenteral drug users during the early years of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic in new york city. Journal Of Medical Virology 1989, 29: 181-185. PMID: 2614398, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890290307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusParenteral drug usersHispanic patientsDrug usersHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicImmune deficiency syndromeMultiple logistic regressionUse of cocaineNew York CityWhite patientsBlack patientsLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusDeficiency syndromeHIV epidemicCocaine injectionHigh prevalencePatientsDrug useEtiologic agentMedical problemsLogistic regressionExtensive epidemicHeroin