ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2014
Stimulant use and HIV disease management among men in same-sex relationships.
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- Critical Review: When the Party is Over: A Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions for Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2016Pooled it
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- Randomized Control Trial of Culturally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD Substance Misuse and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior for Native American Women.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
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- Overamped: Stimulant Use and HIV Pathogenesis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
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- Characterizing substance use typologies and their association with HIV viral load outcomes: A latent class analysis among sexual minority men living with HIV.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Non-medical Amphetamine Use Among Men with Diagnosed HIV Infection Who Have Sex with Men in the United States, 2015-2016.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
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- Relationship Dynamics and Partner Beliefs About Viral Suppression: A Longitudinal Study of Male Couples Living with HIV/AIDS (The Duo Project).AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- Impaired Subset Progression and Polyfunctionality of T Cells in Mice Exposed to Methamphetamine during Chronic LCMV Infection.PloS one · 2016Article
- Drug use patterns associated with risk of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive illicit drug users in a Canadian setting: a longitudinal analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2015Article
- Stimulant use patterns and HIV transmission risk among HIV-serodiscordant male couples.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2015Article
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backgroundResearch conducted to date has focused primarily on identifying individual-level, psychological determinants of stimulant use and HIV disease management. The present cross-sectional study examined relationship factors as correlates of stimulant use and HIV disease management among men who have sex with men (MSM).
methodsIn total, 266 male couples completed a baseline assessment for a cohort study examining the role of relationship factors in HIV treatment. A computer-based assessment of relationship factors, self-reported alcohol and substance use, and self-reported anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence was administered. All HIV-positive participants also provided a blood sample to measure viral load.
resultsAfter controlling for demographic characteristics and relationship factors, men in a primary relationship with a stimulant-using partner had more than six-fold greater odds of reporting any stimulant use in the past three months. Among HIV-positive participants on ART (n=371), having a stimulant-using partner was independently associated with 67% lower odds of reporting perfect 30-day ART adherence and more than two-fold greater odds of displaying a detectable HIV viral load. In contrast, more partner-level alcohol use was independently associated with greater odds of reporting perfect 3-day ART adherence and lower odds of displaying a detectable HIV viral load.
conclusionsPartner-level stimulant use is an important risk factor for individual-level stimulant use and difficulties with HIV disease management among MSM. To optimize the effectiveness of HIV treatment as prevention, clinical research is needed to develop couples-based interventions targeting stimulant use as a potential driver of detectable HIV viral load.
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