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ArticleAIDS and behavior2025

Long-Acting Injectable Prep for People Who Inject Drugs at a Syringe Services Program: A Qualitative Acceptability and Feasibility Study.

Edward Suarez, Hansel E Tookes, Marissa Coppola, Marina Plesons, David Serota, Sara M St George, Tyler S Bartholomew

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Edward SuarezDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Hansel E TookesDepartment of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Marissa CoppolaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Marina PlesonsDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
David SerotaDepartment of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Sara M St GeorgeDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Tyler S BartholomewDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. tsb61@miami.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-0812

Funding

The Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials NetworkUG1DA013720 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Daniel J Feaster, Viviana Elizabeth Horigian · 2015 to 2026
$50.6M
The University of Miami AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS - Center for HIV & Research in Mental Health (CHARM)Research Core & MHD-CEP30MH133399 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI Victoria Behar-Zusman · 2023 to 2026
$8.9M
University of Miami Developmental HIV/AIDS Mental Health Research Center (D-ARC)P30MH116867 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI SAFREN, STEVEN A · 2019 to 2023
$6.5M
Training Program on HIV and Substance Use in the Criminal Justice SystemT32DA037801 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Nabila El-Bassel, Lisa R Metsch · 2014 to 2026
$5.7M
In pursuit of a one-stop shop: a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of comprehensive tele-health concierge for people who inject drugsR01DA058352 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Joshua Adam Barocas, Tyler Scott Bartholomew · 2023 to 2026
$2.7M
Tele-Harm Reduction for Rapid Initiation of Antiretrovirals in People who Inject Drugs: a Randomized Controlled TrialDP2DA053720 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TOOKES, HANSEL EMORY · 2021 to 2024
$2.6M
NIDA NIH HHS DP2DA053720NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA058352NIDA NIH HHS R01DA058352NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA037801NIDA NIH HHS UG1 DA013720NIMH NIH HHS P30MH116867NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH133399NIMH NIH HHS P30MH133399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although people who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk of acquiring HIV, knowledge and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among this population remain low due to numerous psychosocial and structural barriers. Multiple implementation strategies have been proposed to address this gap, notably providing long-acting injectable (LAI) formulations of PrEP and offering PrEP at syringe services programs (SSPs). This qualitative study explores the acceptability and feasibility of offering LAI-PrEP for PWID at risk for HIV at Florida's first legal SSP. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with PWID (n = 25) and healthcare providers (n = 5), and transcripts were analyzed using iterative thematic analysis. The provision of LAI-PrEP at the SSP was overwhelmingly acceptable to both PWID and providers, and specific advantages and disadvantages of LAI-PrEP compared to oral PrEP among this population were elucidated. Likewise, PWID and providers identified facilitators and barriers to offering LAI-PrEP at the SSP and proposed recommendations for implementation. Overall, this study adds to the growing evidence that provision of LAI-PrEP at SSPs is acceptable and feasible and holds promise in expanding access to and uptake of HIV prevention services among PWID.

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Anti-HIV AgentsHIV InfectionsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsPatient Acceptance of Health CarePre-Exposure ProphylaxisSubstance Abuse, IntravenousAdultDelayed-Action PreparationsFeasibility StudiesFemaleFloridaHumansInjectionsInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedAnti-HIV AgentsDelayed-Action PreparationsHIVPeople who Inject DrugsPrEPSyringe Services Programs

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PMID39779623
PMCPMC11985550

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