2008
Attitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care
Norton WE, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Copenhaver MM, Kozal MJ, Cornman DH, Friedland G, Fisher JD. Attitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care. AIDS Care 2008, 20: 462-469. PMID: 18449824, DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive injection drug usersInjection drug usersRisk reduction interventionsClinical careDrug usersInjection drug use accountsHIV transmission risk behaviorsIncident HIV infectionTransmission risk behaviorsDrug-resistant HIVClinical care settingsSpread of HIVLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV transmissionCare settingsRisk behaviorsClinical settingPast monthNegative attitudesSignificant correlatesHIVInterventionConsiderable proportion
2005
HIV Drug Resistance and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among Active Injection Drug Users
Kozal MJ, Amico KR, Chiarella J, Cornman D, Fisher W, Fisher J, Friedland G. HIV Drug Resistance and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among Active Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 40: 106-109. PMID: 16123691, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000159666.95455.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug-resistant HIVHIV drug resistanceResistant HIVDrug usersRisk behaviorsClinical careActive injection drug usersDrug resistanceHIV transmission risk behaviorsTransmission risk behaviorsInjection risk behaviorsRetrospective studyInjection drugsHIVPrevious monthCareSubstantial numberMultiple partnersDrugsSmall proportionPatientsProportionNeedleMonths
2004
Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Nelfinavir
McCance‐Katz E, Rainey PM, Smith P, Morse G, Friedland G, Gourevitch M, Jatlow P. Drug Interactions between Opioids and Antiretroviral Medications: Interaction between Methadone, LAAM, and Nelfinavir. American Journal On Addictions 2004, 13: 163-180. PMID: 15204667, DOI: 10.1080/10550490490436037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug interactionsMetabolite exposureClinical pharmacology studiesInjection drug usersNelfinavir concentrationsOpiate medicationsOpiate therapyMethadone exposureAntiretroviral medicationsHIV outcomesDay study periodPharmacology studiesDrug usersMethadoneNelfinavirLAAMStudy periodMedicationsMinimal overall changeProtease inhibitorsExposureToxicityOverall changeAntiretroviralsOpioids
2003
The Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir-Ritonavir May Produce Opiate Withdrawal in Methadone-Maintained Patients
McCance-Katz EF, Rainey PM, Friedland G, Jatlow P. The Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir-Ritonavir May Produce Opiate Withdrawal in Methadone-Maintained Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: 476-482. PMID: 12905130, DOI: 10.1086/376907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLopinavir-ritonavirMethadone metabolismSubstance abuse pharmacotherapyOpiate withdrawal symptomsInjection drug usersConcentration-time curveMethadone areaMethadone dosesHIV diseaseMethadone concentrationsOral clearancePharmacodynamic interactionsWithdrawal symptomsOpiate withdrawalClinical monitoringDrug usersSame dosageRitonavirPotent inducerPatientsMethadoneProtease inhibitorsSignificant reductionR formulationTreatment
2001
Effect of Opioid Dependence Pharmacotherapies on Zidovudine Disposition
McCance‐Katz E, Rainey P, Friedland G, Kosten T, Jatlow P. Effect of Opioid Dependence Pharmacotherapies on Zidovudine Disposition. American Journal On Addictions 2001, 10: 296-307. PMID: 11783744, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2001.tb00519.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependence pharmacotherapyHuman immunodeficiency virusZDV toxicityActive antiretroviral therapyInjection drug usersTime-concentration curveZDV pharmacokineticsZidovudine dispositionAntiretroviral therapyOpioid pharmacotherapyDose adjustmentOpioid dependenceImmunodeficiency virusZDV concentrationsControl subjectsMethadone maintenanceDrug usersPharmacotherapyZidovudineBuprenorphineNaltrexoneSignificant differencesLAAMToxicitySubjectsTrust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy
Altice F, Mostashari F, Friedland G. Trust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 47-58. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200109010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersAntiretroviral therapyPotent new therapyStandardized chart reviewSocial isolationDrugs of abuseAntiretroviral regimenHIV clinicChart reviewHIV infectionHIV medicationsObserved therapyCorrelates of acceptanceHealth beliefsClinical informationHealth locusNew therapiesSide effectsPharmacy reviewDrug usersHealth statusInfected prisonersAIDS incidenceTherapyTherapeutic agentsTrust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy.
Altice FL, Mostashari F, Friedland GH. Trust and the Acceptance of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 47. PMID: 11579277, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200109010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersAntiretroviral therapyPotent new therapyStandardized chart reviewSocial isolationDrugs of abuseAntiretroviral regimenHIV clinicChart reviewHIV infectionHIV medicationsObserved therapyCorrelates of acceptanceHealth beliefsClinical informationHealth locusNew therapiesSide effectsPharmacy reviewDrug usersHealth statusInfected prisonersAIDS incidenceTherapyTherapeutic agents
2000
Interaction of Methadone with Didanosine and Stavudine
Rainey P, Friedland G, McCanceKatz E, Andrews L, Mitchell S, Charles C, Jatlow P. Interaction of Methadone with Didanosine and Stavudine. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 241-248. PMID: 10969348, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200007010-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD4TMethadone therapyMore nucleoside analoguesStable methadone therapyActive antiretroviral therapyEffects of methadonePeak drug concentrationInjection drug usersInteraction of methadoneOpiate-dependent injection drug usersCurrent HAART regimensTime-concentration curveExtrapolated AUCMethadone dispositionAntiretroviral therapyHAART regimensDosing intervalTrough levelsMethadone treatmentHistorical controlsLarge dosesStudy subjectsDrug usersMethadoneDrug concentrationsInteraction of Methadone with Didanosine and Stavudine
Rainey P, Friedland G, McCance-Katz E, Andrews L, Mitchell S, Charles C, Jatlow P. Interaction of Methadone with Didanosine and Stavudine. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 241-248. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200007010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD4TMethadone therapyMore nucleoside analoguesStable methadone therapyActive antiretroviral therapyEffects of methadonePeak drug concentrationInjection drug usersInteraction of methadoneOpiate-dependent injection drug usersCurrent HAART regimensTime-concentration curveExtrapolated AUCMethadone dispositionAntiretroviral therapyHAART regimensDosing intervalTrough levelsMethadone treatmentHistorical controlsLarge dosesStudy subjectsDrug usersMethadoneDrug concentrations
1999
Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone
Altice F, Friedland G, Cooney E. Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone. AIDS 1999, 13: 957-962. PMID: 10371177, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199905280-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacokinetic interactionsOpiate withdrawalMethadone levelsWithdrawal symptomsChronic methadone maintenance therapyNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorSubstance abuseInitiation of therapyMethadone maintenance therapyOpiate withdrawal symptomsRetrospective chart reviewSignificant pharmacokinetic interactionsInjection drug usersReverse transcriptase inhibitorHIV therapeutic agentsAntiretroviral therapyMaintenance therapyMethadone doseChart reviewHIV diseaseHIV infectionIncreased doseTranscriptase inhibitorTherapeutic benefitPatients
1998
Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262)
McCanceKatz E, Rainey P, Jatlow P, Friedland G. Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 435-443. PMID: 9715839, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199808150-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersMethadone treatmentChronic methadone treatmentMethadone-maintained patientsHeroin-addicted patientsMethadone effectsZDV doseZDV exposureZDV pharmacokineticsZDV treatmentZidovudine dispositionZidovudine therapyHIV diseaseMethadone levelsPharmacokinetic interactionsTherapeutic rangeRenal clearanceToxicity surveillanceSide effectsDrug usersDrug efficacyZDVClearanceAUCPatients
1996
A prospective study of syphilis and HIV infection among injection drug users receiving methadone in the Bronx, NY.
Gourevitch M, Hartel D, Schoenbaum E, Selwyn P, Davenny K, Friedland G, Klein R. A prospective study of syphilis and HIV infection among injection drug users receiving methadone in the Bronx, NY. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 1112-5. PMID: 8712270, PMCID: PMC1380622, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV-seronegative patientsHIV-seropositive patientsDrug usersHIV infectionEarly syphilisProspective studyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHigh-risk sexual activityPercent of HIVImmunodeficiency virus infectionMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug-using womenMultiple sex partnersDiagnosis of syphilisEarly syphilis incidenceFemale drug usersHIV seroconversionHIV seroconvertersMaintenance treatmentIncidence rateIndependent riskVirus infectionSyphilis incidencePatients
1995
Injection Drug Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Alcabes P, Friedland G. Injection Drug Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1995, 20: 1467-1479. PMID: 7548494, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/20.6.1467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurveillance case definitionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDrug usersCase definitionInjection drugsVirus infectionPrevention (CDC) surveillance case definitionDiagnosis of AIDSInjection drug useInjection drug usersHigh mortality rateHIV diseaseHIV infectionDrug injectorsMortality rateDrug useNew casesNatural historyDisease controlAIDSDiagnostic facilitiesAIDS epidemicInitial epidemicLack of advocates
1992
Clinical Manifestations and Predictors of Disease Progression in Drug Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Selwyn P, Alcabes P, Hartel D, Buono D, Schoenbaum E, Klein R, Davenny K, Friedland G. Clinical Manifestations and Predictors of Disease Progression in Drug Users with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 1697-1703. PMID: 1359411, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199212103272401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsBacterial InfectionsCandidiasis, OralCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansLeukocyte CountMaleMultivariate AnalysisNew York CityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRacial GroupsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousZidovudineConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDevelopment of AIDSInjection drug usersBacterial infectionsDisease progressionOral candidiasisVirus infectionSite primary medical careMultiple constitutional symptomsPyogenic bacterial infectionsHIV-seropositive patientsPercentage of CD4Cohort of patientsDiagnosis of AIDSMethadone treatment programsProportional hazards regressionProduct-limit survival analysisIncidence of AIDSPrimary medical careRate of progressionRisk of AIDSSeronegative patientsConstitutional symptomsSeropositive patients