Thanks to the success of modern antiretroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV (PLWH)
have life expectancies which approach that of persons in the general population. However …

HIV infection and drug use intersect epidemiologically, and their combination can result in
complex effects on brain and behavior. The extent to which drugs affect the health of …

Objective To determine whether cannabis may reduce HIV-related persistent inflammation,
we evaluated the relationship of cannabis use in people with HIV (PWH) to inflammatory …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains incurable due to the
persistence of a viral reservoir despite antiretroviral therapy (ART). Cannabis (CB) use is …

Persistent inflammation occurs in people with HIV (PWH) and has many downstream
adverse effects including myocardial infarction, neurocognitive impairment and death …

Commonly misused substances such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and
opioids suppress immune responses and may impact viral pathogenesis. In recent years …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) tissue reservoirs remain the main
obstacle against an HIV cure. Limited information exists regarding cannabis's effects on HIV …

Background: Even in the era of suppressive antiretroviral therapy, people with HIV (PWH)
suffer greater exposure to inflammation than their uninfected peers. Although poor social …

Cannabis use is rapidly increasing among older adults in the United States, in part to treat
symptoms of common health conditions (eg, chronic pain, sleep problems). Longitudinal …

Background To evaluate drug use (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs) and its
association with mean CD4/CD8 T cell count ratio, a marker of chronic inflammation, in …