Category Archives: People who use drugs

Implementing HIV testing in substance use treatment programs: A systematic review

2015

People who use drugs are at increased risk for HIV acquisition, poor engagement in health care, and late screening for HIV with advanced HIV at diagnosis and increased HIV-related morbidity,...

Attitudes and acceptability on HIV self-testing among key populations: A literature review

2015

HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a potential strategy to overcome disparities in access to and uptake of HIV testing, particularly among key populations (KP). A literature review was conducted on the...

Providing comprehensive health services for young key populations: Needs, barriers and gaps

2015

INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a time of physical, emotional and social transitions that have implications for health. In addition to being at high risk for HIV, young key populations (YKP) may...

Association of opioid agonist therapy with the initiation of antiretroviral therapy — A systematic review

2016

OBJECTIVES: People who inject drugs are at high risk of HIV infection but often face barriers in accessing medical care including access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Evidence is available about...

Amphetamine-type stimulants and HIV infection among men who have sex with men: Implications on HIV research and prevention from a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015

INTRODUCTION: HIV infections and the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been increasing internationally, but the role of ATS use as a...

Influence of different drugs on HIV risk in people who inject: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2015

AIMS: To systematically assess risk of HIV acquisition by type of drug injected across different settings. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Databases were searched for studies of...

Global burden of transmitted HIV drug resistance and HIV-exposure categories: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2014

OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to review the global disparities of transmitted HIV drug resistance (TDR) in antiretroviral-naive MSM, people who inject drugs (PWID) and heterosexual populations in both high-income and...

HIV prevention for adults with criminal justice involvement: A systematic review of HIV risk-reduction interventions in incarceration and community settings

2014

We summarized and appraised evidence regarding HIV prevention interventions for adults with criminal justice involvement. We included randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials that evaluated an HIV prevention intervention, enrolled participants...

Substance abuse treatment in persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in managing triple diagnosis

2014

Clinical management of HIV must account for the “triple diagnosis” of HIV, psychiatric diagnosis, and substance use disorders and requires integrated treatment services that focus beyond just mitigation of substance...

HIV, HCV, and health-related harms among women who inject drugs: Implications for prevention and treatment

2015

BACKGROUND: Although an estimated 3.5 million women inject drugs globally, women are outnumbered 4 to one by men who inject drugs and are often ignored or overlooked in the development...

Effects of HIV antiretroviral therapy on sexual and injecting risk-taking behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

2014

BACKGROUND: Increased global access and use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been postulated to undermine HIV prevention efforts by changing individual risk-taking behavior. This review...

Drug-drug interactions with antiviral agents in people who inject drugs (PWID) requiring substitution therapy

2015

OBJECTIVE: To describe potential drug-drug interactions in the area of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection and injection drug use, including those between antiretrovirals (ARVs), direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), and opioid-agonist therapy,...

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