Most recommendations suggested that people living with HIV need interventions that
address other factors situated within their life, such as their mental health, social stigma …

Opioid use and infectious diseases are intertwined epidemics. Despite the fact that the
United States is more than two decades into the opioid crisis-the cause of tens of thousands …

Research suggests that the built environment is associated with drug use. However, there is
limited scholarship focusing on specific features of the built environment that influence drug …

Syndemics framework describes two or more co-occurring epidemics that synergistically
interact with each other and the complex structural social forces that sustain them leading to …

This article reviews research investigating the synergistic interaction of opioid-related
morbidity and mortality with other social, psychiatric, and biological conditions, to describe …

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has increased among persons who
inject drugs (PWID) in the United States with disproportionate burden in rural areas. We use …

Despite growing awareness of opioid use disorder (OUD), fatal overdoses and downstream
health conditions (eg, hepatitis C and HIV) continue to rise in some populations. Various …

Current health care systems do not sufficiently address contributors, also known as
modifiable behavior factors, to severe mental illnesses (SMI). Instead treatment is focused …

Background Social networks play a crucial role in mediating the risk environments of
individuals, especially minoritized groups such as people who use opioids or who inject …

Background: Overdose is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people who
inject drugs. Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is now a major driver of opioid overdose deaths …