Longitudinal analysis of the prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic drinking and self-reported opioid use among a national cohort of patients with HIV.
Benjamin J OldfieldYu LiRachel Vickers SmithDeclan T BarryStephen CrystalKirsha S GordonRobert D KernsEmily C WilliamsBrandon D L MarshallE Jennifer EdelmanPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)
Among PWH, concomitant HED and self-reported opioid use are more common among individuals with depressive symptoms and substance use, structural vulnerabilities, and greater illness severity. Efforts to minimize opioid-related risk should address high-risk drinking as a modifiable risk factor for harm among these groups.
Keyphrases
- depressive symptoms
- quality improvement
- alcohol consumption
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- chronic pain
- hepatitis c virus
- pain management
- risk factors
- hiv aids
- social support
- men who have sex with men
- cross sectional
- sleep quality
- south africa
- physical activity
- drug induced
- breast cancer risk