ArticleAddictive behaviors2017
Patterns of drug use and HIV infection among adults in a nationally representative sample.
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- Excess mortality attributable to AIDS among people living with HIV in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Cannabis Use on Cognition in People with HIV: Evidence of Function-Dependent Effects and Mechanisms from Clinical and Preclinical Studies.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2024Pooled it
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Diverse Physical Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses of Observational Studies.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Pooled it
- The Association Between Marijuana Use and HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes: a Systematic Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Pooled it
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- HealthCall: A randomized trial assessing a smartphone enhancement of brief interventions to reduce heavy drinking in HIV care.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Trial
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- Association of Cannabis Use With Risk of Subsequent Falls Among Adults Aging With HIV.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Immunomodulatory effects of cannabis use: a multi-omics study in people living with HIV.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- A topic modeling analysis of stigma dimensions, social, and related behavioral circumstances in clinical notes among patients with HIV.International journal of medical informatics · 2026Article
- Enhancing identification of suspected unregulated drug toxicity deaths in administrative health records: a case study among people with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations Between Cannabis Use and Inflammatory Biomarkers Among People with HIV.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2026Article
- Brief Report: Availability of Substance Use Services at US HIV Care Facilities by Urbanicity.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026Article
- A single-nucleus multiome analysis of transcriptome and chromatin accessibility reveals cell-type-specific immune modulation for chronic cannabis use among people with HIV infection.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Comorbid HIV and Cocaine Use Exacerbate Accelerated Brain Aging.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about drug use patterns among people living with HIV in comparison to an uninfected group in the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between legal and illegal drug use and HIV infection in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States.
methodsPublic use data files (2005-2014) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) were used. Respondents were asked whether a medical professional had ever told them that they had HIV/AIDS. Ever (lifetime), past-year, and past month use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and nonmedical use of psychotherapeutics was assessed. Logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of the relationship between drug use and HIV infection, adjusting for demographics.
resultsOf 377,787 respondents age 18 and older, 548 (0.19%) were categorized as HIV-infected. Ever use of cigarettes, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and psychotherapeutics was higher in HIV-infected individuals compared to HIV-uninfected individuals after adjustment for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, total family income, and marital status. Past year and past month use was also higher for HIV-infected individuals for all substances aside from alcohol.
conclusionsIn a nationally representative sample, there are higher levels of drug use and DSM-IV dependence among the HIV-infected population compared to the HIV-uninfected population. This is of concern because drug use and dependence can impede engagement in HIV care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
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