Clinical management of psychostimulant withdrawal: review of the evidence

MJ Li, SJ Shoptaw - Addiction, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that a majority of people who use psychostimulants, particularly
methamphetamine (MA) and cocaine, experience withdrawal upon abstinence from …

Depressive Symptoms and HIV Viral Suppression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

B Huang, A Younger, MP Gallant, TJ O'Grady - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Previous research suggests that depression impacts HIV outcomes, including viral
suppression. This meta-analysis quantifies the association between depression and HIV …

Frequency of reported methamphetamine use linked to prevalence of clinical conditions, sexual risk behaviors, and social adversity in diverse men who have sex with …

S Shoptaw, MJ Li, M Javanbakht, A Ragsdale… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study tested the hypothesis that reported frequency of methamphetamine use
is significantly associated with measures of social adversity, sexual risk behaviors, chronic …

Social genomics of methamphetamine use, HIV viral load, and social adversity

MJ Li, EI Richter, CN Okafor, MM Kalmin… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Social genomics has demonstrated altered inflammatory and type I interferon
(IFN) gene expression among people experiencing chronic social adversity. Adverse social …

Life instability associated with lower ART adherence and other poor HIV-related care outcomes in older adults with HIV

ER Weinstein, A Harkness, G Ironson… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Life instability may be an important factor for HIV-related care outcomes in older
adults living with HIV (OALWH). This study examined the degree to which an 11-item life …

Comparative impact of methamphetamine and other drug use on viral suppression among sexual minority men on antiretroviral therapy

JA Fulcher, M Javanbakht, CL Shover… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Substance use decreases the likelihood of achieving undetectable HIV viremia;
however, the comparative effects by drug have not been fully described. In this study, we …

Supporting treatment adherence for resilience and thriving (START): protocol for a mHealth randomized controlled trial

L Davis-Ewart, L Atkins, D Ghanooni, JE Diaz… - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background Although behavioral interventions show some promise for reducing stimulant
use and achieving durable viral suppression in sexual minority men (SMM) with HIV …

Challenges and Opportunities with at-Home Blood Collection for HIV-1 Viral Load Monitoring among Sexual Minoritized Men who use Stimulants

JE Diaz, D Ghanooni, L Atkins, SS Sam, R Kantor… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Sexually minoritized men (SMM) with HIV who use stimulants experience difficulties
achieving and maintaining an undetectable viral load (VL). Home-based VL monitoring …

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial with a stepped care approach, utilizing PrEP navigation with and without contingency management, for transgender women …

CJ Reback, RJ Landovitz, D Benkeser, A Jalali… - Addiction Science & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In the United States, most (~ 70%) annual newly diagnosed HIV
infections are among substance-using sexual minority men (SMM) and gender minority …

[HTML][HTML] A Qualitative Exploration of Providers' Approaches to Relational Harm Reduction in HIV Primary Care Settings

ES Kay, S Creasy, J Townsend, M Hawk - Research Square, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Structural harm reduction is an approach to care for people who use drugs
(PWUD) that incorporates services and resources (eg, naloxone, sterile syringes). As …