2002
DRUG USER TREATMENT REFERRALS AND ENTRY AMONG PARTICIPANTS OF A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Riley E, Safaeian M, Strathdee S, Brooner R, Beilenson P, Vlahov D. DRUG USER TREATMENT REFERRALS AND ENTRY AMONG PARTICIPANTS OF A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. Substance Use & Misuse 2002, 37: 1869-1886. PMID: 12511056, DOI: 10.1081/ja-120014088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNEP participantsNeedle exchange programsTreatment referralMethadone treatmentMultiple logistic regression modelUse of speedballsDrug user treatmentNeedle exchange program participantsLogistic regression modelsMedian ageMethadone maintenanceOdds ratioFemale genderFirst injectionDrug useTreatment entryReferral
1999
Pre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison
van Ameijden E, Krol A, Vlahov D, Flynn C, van Haastrecht H, Coutinho R. Pre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison. Substance Use & Misuse 1999, 34: 845-865. PMID: 10227114, DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetaminesBaltimoreCause of DeathCocaineCohort StudiesComorbidityCost ControlCross-Cultural ComparisonDrug OverdoseEthanolFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeroinHIV SeropositivityHospitalizationHumansMaleMethadoneNetherlandsRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSuicideSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsDrug usersHigh-dose methadone maintenanceIncidence of hospitalizationSuicide mortalityEmergency room visitsInjection drug usersDifferent health care systemsHealth care systemHIV seropositivityRoom visitsHospital visitsMethadone maintenancePrimary careRecent injectingRisk factorsAIDS mortalityLower mortalityPolydrug useMortalityCare systemSocietal costsMorbidityVisitsHospitalizationBaltimore
1994
Suspected determinants of enrollment into detoxification and methadone maintenance treatment among injecting drug users
Schütz C, Rapiti E, Vlahov D, Anthony J. Suspected determinants of enrollment into detoxification and methadone maintenance treatment among injecting drug users. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1994, 36: 129-138. PMID: 7851280, DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(94)90095-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmphetamineBaltimoreCocaineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeroin DependenceHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient AdmissionProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSubstance-Related DisordersUrban PopulationConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMethadone maintenance programDrug usersIndependent predictorsMaintenance treatmentMultiple logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisProspective study designTime of recruitmentActive drug usersCross-sectional investigationIDU participantsMethadone maintenanceDrug overdoseNext followDetoxification programCommunity outreach effortsTreatment settingsPrior treatmentDrug useDetoxification treatmentStudy designUntreated drug usersTreatmentRegression analysis