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View article: Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Elimination of Urine Drug Testing in Office-Based Addiction Treatment
Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Elimination of Urine Drug Testing in Office-Based Addiction Treatment Open
Background: Within office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) for opioid use disorder, routine urine drug testing (UDT) has been a near-universal practice, despite concerns about increased stigma and limited evidence on improved patient outco…
View article: Patient and clinician experiences with the implementation of telemedicine and related adaptations in office-based buprenorphine treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Patient and clinician experiences with the implementation of telemedicine and related adaptations in office-based buprenorphine treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study Open
View article: Conceptual Models of Families Affected by Addiction and the AFINet Approach
Conceptual Models of Families Affected by Addiction and the AFINet Approach Open
A number of ideas have been put forward to help understand the relationship between, on the one hand, individuals within a family (or the family as a whole) who are affected when a member of that family develops an addiction-type problem (…
View article: Opioid risk-reduction strategies for people with HIV on chronic opioid therapy: A qualitative study of patient perspectives
Opioid risk-reduction strategies for people with HIV on chronic opioid therapy: A qualitative study of patient perspectives Open
View article: Wound Care Capacity of the Addiction Workforce in the Setting of Xylazine
Wound Care Capacity of the Addiction Workforce in the Setting of Xylazine Open
Objectives As xylazine increasingly adulterates the unregulated opioid supply, people who use drugs (PWUD) are more likely to experience sequalae from xylazine. Given xylazine exposure is consistently associated with development of wounds …
View article: Patient and Clinician Experiences with the Implementation of Telemedicine and Related Adaptations in Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Patient and Clinician Experiences with the Implementation of Telemedicine and Related Adaptations in Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Open
View article: Xylazine and Adulterants in the Evolving Drug Supply: Urgent Call for Responsive Education Models
Xylazine and Adulterants in the Evolving Drug Supply: Urgent Call for Responsive Education Models Open
Novel adulterants and synthetic substances are rapidly infiltrating the US drug supply causing new clinical harms. There is an urgent need for responsive education and training to address these evolving harms and mitigate new risks. Since …
View article: Evaluation of the New England Office Based Addiction Treatment ECHO: A Tool for Strengthening the Addiction Workforce
Evaluation of the New England Office Based Addiction Treatment ECHO: A Tool for Strengthening the Addiction Workforce Open
Introduction: Reducing substance-related morbidity requires an educated and well-supported workforce. The New England Office Based Addiction Treatment Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (NE OBAT ECHO) began in 2019 to support comm…
View article: Testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in people living with HIV and substance dependence: a prospective cohort study
Testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in people living with HIV and substance dependence: a prospective cohort study Open
Objective To quantify the proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) with other tuberculosis (TB) risk factors that completed the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) care cascade and describe factors associated with attrition. The care c…
View article: Heavy Alcohol Use Among Women and Men Living With HIV in Uganda, Russia, and the United States
Heavy Alcohol Use Among Women and Men Living With HIV in Uganda, Russia, and the United States Open
We did not detect associations between gender and heavy drinking in cohorts of PLWH in Russia or Boston, suggesting that heavy drinking may be as common in women living with HIV as in men living with HIV in these locations. Although these …
View article: Video directly observed therapy intervention using a mobile health application among opioid use disorder patients receiving office-based buprenorphine treatment: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Video directly observed therapy intervention using a mobile health application among opioid use disorder patients receiving office-based buprenorphine treatment: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial Open
Background Office-based buprenorphine treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) does not typically include in-person directly observed therapy (DOT), potentially leading to non-adherence. Video DOT technologies may safeguard against this issu…
View article: Alcohol and Bone Turnover Markers among People Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorder
Alcohol and Bone Turnover Markers among People Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorder Open
Background Although unhealthy alcohol use and low bone density are prevalent among people living with HIV (PLWH), it is not clear whether alcohol use is associated with bone turnover markers (BTMs), and if so, at what quantity and frequenc…
View article: Medication for addiction treatment and acute care utilization in HIV-positive adults with substance use disorders
Medication for addiction treatment and acute care utilization in HIV-positive adults with substance use disorders Open
Medication for addiction treatment (MAT) could reduce acute care utilization in HIV-positive individuals with substance use disorders. The study objective was to determine if HIV-positive people with substance use disorders treated with MA…
View article: Alcohol Consumption and Bone Mineral Density in People with HIV and Substance Use Disorder: A Prospective Cohort Study
Alcohol Consumption and Bone Mineral Density in People with HIV and Substance Use Disorder: A Prospective Cohort Study Open
Background People living with HIV ( PLWH ) commonly have low bone mineral density ( BMD ) (low bone mass and osteoporosis) and are at high risk for fractures. Fractures and low BMD are significant causes of morbidity and mortality, increas…
View article: Lifetime Marijuana and Alcohol use, and Cognitive Dysfunction in People with Human Immunodeficiency virus Infection
Lifetime Marijuana and Alcohol use, and Cognitive Dysfunction in People with Human Immunodeficiency virus Infection Open
Background Substance use is common among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Alcohol, marijuana, and HIV can have negative effects on cognition. Associations between current and lifetime marijuana and alcohol use and …
View article: Polypharmacy and risk of falls and fractures for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence
Polypharmacy and risk of falls and fractures for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence Open
Although people with HIV infection (PLWH) are at higher risk of polypharmacy and substance use, there is limited knowledge about potential harms associated with polypharmacy such as falls and fractures in this population. The study objecti…
View article: Polypharmacy and risk of non-fatal overdose for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence
Polypharmacy and risk of non-fatal overdose for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence Open
View article: HIV-infected individuals who use alcohol and other drugs, and virologic suppression
HIV-infected individuals who use alcohol and other drugs, and virologic suppression Open
People living with HIV (PLWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who use substances were examined to (a) describe those with virologic control and (b) determine which substance use-factors are associated with lack of virologic control. Partic…
View article: Lifetime and recent alcohol use and bone mineral density in adults with HIV infection and substance dependence
Lifetime and recent alcohol use and bone mineral density in adults with HIV infection and substance dependence Open
Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common in people living with HIV infection (PLWH), increasing fracture risk. Alcohol use is also common in PLWH and is a modifiable risk factor for both HIV disease progression and low BMD. In PLWH, alcoho…
View article: Identification of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use disorder: A case report
Identification of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use disorder: A case report Open