ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2017
Marijuana use and viral suppression in persons receiving medical care for HIV-infection.
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- The Association Between Marijuana Use and HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes: a Systematic Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Pooled it
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- Changes in Immune-Related Biomarkers and Endocannabinoids as a Function of Frequency of Cannabis Use in People Living With and Without HIV.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2024Article
- Cannabis Use Associates With Reduced Proviral Burden and Inflammatory Cytokine in Tissues From Men With Clade C HIV-1 on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- Changes in frequency of cannabis use among people with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-methods study to explore the underlying reasons for change.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2023Article
- Cannabis Use Is Associated With Decreased Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Older Adults With HIV.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Substance Use and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People Living with HIV in the United States.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care: Results from a National Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Drugs of Abuse and Their Impact on Viral Pathogenesis.Viruses · 2021Review
- Substance Use Predicts Sustained Viral Suppression in a Community Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- 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
- Frequent Cannabis Use Is Negatively Associated with Frequency of Injection Drug Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in a Canadian Setting.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMarijuana use is common among persons living with HIV (PLWH), but studies on its effect on HIV clinical outcomes are limited.
objectivesWe determined the association between marijuana use and HIV viral suppression among PLWH.
methodsData came from five repeated cross-sections (2009-2013) of the Florida Medical Monitoring Project, a population-based sample of PLWH in Florida. Data were obtained via interview and medical record abstraction (MRA). Weighted logistic regression models were used to determine the association between marijuana use (past 12 months) and durable viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA value of ≤ 200 copies/milliliter in all measurements within the past 12 months).
resultsOf the 1,902 PLWH receiving antiretroviral therapy, completed an interview, and had a linked MRA, 20% reported marijuana use (13% less than daily and 7% daily use) and 73% achieved durable viral suppression. In multivariable analysis, marijuana use was not significantly associated with durable viral suppression in daily [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 0.87, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.58, 1.33] or in less than daily [AOR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.51, 1.37] users as compared to non-users when adjusting for sociodemographic factors, time since HIV diagnosis, depressive symptoms, alcohol, cigarette and other substance use.
conclusionIn this sample of PLWH receiving medical care in Florida, there was no statistically significant association between marijuana use and viral suppression. However, as the limits of the confidence intervals include effects that may be considered to be clinically important, there is a need for additional evidence from other samples and settings that include more marijuana users.
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