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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAlthoff KN, Leifheit KM, Park JN
Opioid-related overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl: monitoring a shifting epidemic by person, place, and time.
Investigators described US trends in opioid-related overdose mortality rates by race, age, urbanicity, and opioid type before and after the emergence of fentanyl. Using the CDC’s WONDER database, they found a disproportionate increase in opioid-related overdose deaths among urban non-Hispanic Black Americans and recommended interventions for this population in order to halt the increase in overdose deaths.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Althoff KN, Leifheit KM, Park JN .
Opioid-related overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl: monitoring a shifting epidemic by person, place, and time.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2020 Nov 1;216:108321. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108321..
Keywords: Opioids, Medication, Substance Abuse, Mortality, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health
Lipira L, Rao D, Nevin PE
Patterns of alcohol use and associated characteristics and HIV-related outcomes among a sample of African-American women living with HIV.
The authors used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of an HIV-related stigma-reduction intervention among African-American women living with HIV in Chicago and Birmingham. They measured patterns of alcohol use, then assessed demographic, social, and clinical characteristics which may influence alcohol use and HIV-related outcomes which may be influenced by patterns of alcohol use. Their findings suggest that alcohol use is common and associated with poor HIV-related outcomes in this population. They recommended that regular alcohol screening and intervention be offered.
AHRQ-funded; HS013853.
Citation: Lipira L, Rao D, Nevin PE .
Patterns of alcohol use and associated characteristics and HIV-related outcomes among a sample of African-American women living with HIV.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2020 Jan 1;206:107753. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107753..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Alcohol Use, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Women, Substance Abuse
Morgan E, Khanna AS, Skaathun B
Marijuana use among young black men who have sex with men and the HIV care continuum: findings from the uConnect cohort.
The authors investigated how substances most commonly used by young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM), such as marijuana, are related to the HIV continuum. They found that YBMSM who used marijuana heavily were more likely to be HIV-positive unaware than those who never used marijuana..
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Morgan E, Khanna AS, Skaathun B .
Marijuana use among young black men who have sex with men and the HIV care continuum: findings from the uConnect cohort.
Subst Use Misuse 2016 Nov 9;51(13):1751-9. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1197265.
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Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Substance Abuse