2018
Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
Gaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyIllicit drug useUrine drug testsDrug useOpioid therapyWhite racePositive urine drug testDrug testsMonths of treatmentElectronic medical recordsWhite patientsChronic painPatient raceMedical recordsPatientsLogistic regressionOpioidsRacial disparitiesDrug testingCocaineCannabisTherapyCliniciansDiscontinuationPain
2015
Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with HIV Among Black and Latino Adults Who Use Drugs and Unaware of Their HIV-Positive Status, New York City, 2000–2004
Lewis CF, Rivera AV, Crawford ND, Gordon K, White K, Vlahov D, Galea S. Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with HIV Among Black and Latino Adults Who Use Drugs and Unaware of Their HIV-Positive Status, New York City, 2000–2004. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2015, 3: 573-581. PMID: 27294761, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0176-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy enrollmentNegative HIV statusHIV-positive statusInterviewer-administered surveyIllicit drug usePersistent racial disparitiesHigher proportionHIV infectionHIV-positiveHIV statusNeighborhood socioeconomic contextHIV preventionHIVLatino adultsDrug useRisk behaviorsTreatment effortsBlack residentsRacial disparitiesLatino individualsDrugsLess deprivationBlack individualsCharacteristics AssociatedNeighborhood social context