ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2022
Frequency of reported methamphetamine use linked to prevalence of clinical conditions, sexual risk behaviors, and social adversity in diverse men who have sex with men in Los Angeles.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- The association between methamphetamine use and number of sexual partners in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2022Pooled it
- A Treatment Mobile App for Sexual Minority Men Who Use Methamphetamine Demonstrates Reductions in Methamphetamine Use and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors: Getting Off.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- A Methamphetamine Treatment Mobile App for Sexual Minority Men: App Utilization, Engagement, and Completion.Substance use & misuse · 2025Trial
- Extended observation of reduced methamphetamine use with combined naltrexone plus bupropion in the ADAPT-2 trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2024Trial
- Changes in Stimulant Use Over Time Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, 2008-2023.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Exploring spatial uncertainty in HIV risk locations: individual characteristics and geographic reporting accuracy.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Procedures to Verify Legitimacy and Uniqueness of Responses in an Online Study with U.S. Young Gay and Bisexual Men Who Use Stimulants.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability of an Artificial Intelligence-Powered Chatbot (Suzy) to Support Patients in Substance Use Disorder Recovery: Multiphase Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Interventions for methamphetamine use among people on methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnam: a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (STAR-OM).The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2026Article
- Methamphetamine use and HIV prevention: a qualitative study on challenges and opportunities for PrEP utilization.AIDS care · 2026Article
- Is Sex an Underrated Risk for Relapse in Substance Use Disorders?Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Childhood Sexual Abuse Moderates the Long-Term Effect of an HIV Prevention Intervention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With Crystal Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the methamphetamine-related deaths in Eastern Saxony, Germany, between 2005 and 2019.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with placement along the HIV prevention and care continuum among sexual minority men who use methamphetamine.AIDS care · 2025Article
- Predictors for recurrence of drug use among males on probation for methamphetamine use in Japan: a one-year follow-up study.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Managing Stimulant Use Among People With HIV: Harm-Reduction Strategies From Behavior to Medication.Topics in antiviral medicine · 2024Review
- Association of current substance use treatment with future reduced methamphetamine use in an observational cohort of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Observational
- Overamped: Stimulant Use and HIV Pathogenesis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- Clinical management of psychostimulant withdrawal: review of the evidence.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study tested the hypothesis that reported frequency of methamphetamine use is significantly associated with measures of social adversity, sexual risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, bacterial STIs and HIV-related factors among diverse men who have sex with men (MSM).
methodsData were 2428 visits from 515 mSTUDY participants (261 people living with HIV; 254 HIV-negative). mSTUDY is an ongoing longitudinal study of racially/ethnically diverse MSM in Los Angeles County. Logistic regression with random intercepts modeled associations between self-reported past 6-month methamphetamine use (none, monthly or less, weekly or more) with reported adverse social outcomes (unemployment, housing instability, intimate partner violence), sexual risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and biomarkers of bacterial STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis) and detectable HIV viral load (among HIV-positive). Models controlled for confirmed HIV-serostatus.
resultsPrevalence of reported monthly or less methamphetamine use was 19%; weekly or more use was 18%. Multivariable models showed escalating odds of adverse social outcomes and sexual risk behaviors (p's < 0.001) with increased methamphetamine use frequency. Frequency of methamphetamine use associated with increased odds of a positive bacterial STI test (p < .001), detectable viral load (in HIV-positive participants) (p < .001), renal condition (p = .047), neurological condition (p = .008), and psychological condition (p = .001).
conclusionsFindings show cross-sectional links between reported methamphetamine use frequency and adverse social and health outcomes among MSM in Los Angeles and suggest there may be fewer social and physical health harms corresponding to less frequent use of methamphetamine in this group.
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