ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2015
Injection and sexual HIV/HCV risk behaviors associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids among young adults in New York City.
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- A mixed-methods evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a mobile intervention for methadone maintenance clients.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016Trial
- Profiles of HIV-Related Knowledge and Self-Regulation Factors in At-Risk Pre-Adolescents.Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health · 2025Article
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- The impact of exposure to physical and sexual violence on opioid consequences among trauma-exposed individuals recruited from the community who use opioids.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Factors associated with hospitalizations for co-occurring HIV and opioid-related diagnoses: Evidence from the national inpatient sample, 2009-2017.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Differential risks of syringe service program participants in Central Ohio: a latent class analysis.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Effects of Morphine on Gp120-induced Neuroinflammation Under Immunocompetent Vs. Immunodeficient Conditions.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2023Article
- Syndemic factors associated with non-fatal overdose among young opioid users in New York City.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Addressing adolescent substance use with a public health prevention framework: the case for harm reduction.Annals of medicine · 2022Review
- A qualitative study of service engagement and unmet needs among unstably housed people who inject drugs in Massachusetts.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
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- Association Between Prescription Opioid Therapy for Noncancer Pain and Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Hepatitis C virus risk among young people who inject drugs.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Goofballing of Opioid and Methamphetamine: The Science Behind the Deadly Cocktail.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Miscarriage and Abortion Among Women Attending Harm Reduction Services in Philadelphia: Correlations With Individual, Interpersonal, and Structural Factors.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Bacterial sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnoses among men who have sex with men and report prescription opioid misuse--American Men's Internet Survey, 2017-2018.Annals of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use among a Sample of College Students: Prevalence and Predictors.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- 'Resurgent', 'twin' or 'silent' epidemic? A select data overview and observations on increasing psycho-stimulant use and harms in North America.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Article
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Abstract
Prevalence of nonmedical prescription opioid (PO) use has increased markedly in the U.S. This qualitative study explores the drug-use and sexual experiences of nonmedical PO users as they relate to risk for HIV and HCV transmission. Forty-six New York City young adult nonmedical PO users (ages 18-32) completed in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Despite initial perceptions of POs as less addictive and safer than illegal drugs, PO misuse often led to long-term opioid dependence and transition to heroin use and drug injection. Injectors in the sample reported sporadic syringe-sharing, frequent sharing of non-syringe injection paraphernalia and selective sharing with fellow injectors who are presumed "clean" (uninfected). Participants reported little knowledge of HCV injection-related risks and safer injection practices. They also reported engaging in unprotected sex with casual partners, exchange sex and group sex, and that PO misuse increases the risk of sexual violence. Prevention efforts addressing HIV/HCV risk should be targeted to young nonmedical PO users.
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