2002
Drug use frequency among street-recruited heroin and cocaine users in harlem and the bronx before and after September 11, 2001
Factor S, Wu Y, Monserrate J, Edwards V, Cuevas Y, Del Vecchio S, Vlahov D. Drug use frequency among street-recruited heroin and cocaine users in harlem and the bronx before and after September 11, 2001. Journal Of Urban Health 2002, 79: 404-408. PMID: 12200509, PMCID: PMC3456797, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.3.404.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Impact of Needle Exchange Programs on Adolescent Perceptions About Illicit Drug Use
Marx M, Brahmbhatt H, Beilenson P, Brookmeyer R, Strathdee S, Alexander C, Vlahov D. Impact of Needle Exchange Programs on Adolescent Perceptions About Illicit Drug Use. AIDS And Behavior 2001, 5: 379-386. DOI: 10.1023/a:1013195108756.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Correlates of Hepatitis C Virus Infections among Injection Drug Users
Thomas D, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Cohn S, Taylor E, Garfein R, Nelson K. Correlates of Hepatitis C Virus Infections among Injection Drug Users. Medicine 1995, 74: 212-220. PMID: 7623656, DOI: 10.1097/00005792-199507000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHCV infectionDrug usersVirus infectionMajority of HCVYears of injectingLong-term drug usersHCV RNASerologic evidenceImmunodeficiency virusBloodborne pathogensInjection drugsViral persistenceImmune responsePersistent infectionHigh riskHCVDrug useBiologic basisStudy participantsInfectionIllicit drugs
1994
Drug smoking, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and immunosuppression increase risk of bacterial pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive injection drug users.
Caiaffa W, Vlahov D, Graham N, Astemborski J, Solomon L, Nelson K, Muñoz A. Drug smoking, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and immunosuppression increase risk of bacterial pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive injection drug users. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1994, 150: 1493-1498. PMID: 7952605, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.150.6.7952605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsCocaineCohort StudiesCrack CocaineFemaleHIV SeronegativityHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansImmunocompromised HostIncidenceMaleMarijuana SmokingOdds RatioPneumoniaPneumonia, PneumocystisRisk FactorsSmokingSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsInjection drug usersPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaHIV-seropositive injection drug usersBacterial pneumoniaOdds ratioCarinii pneumoniaCigarette smokingFirst episodeDrug usersIllicit drugsSeropositive injection drug usersCD4 lymphocyte countHIV-seronegative subjectsMedical record reviewHuman immunodeficiency virusCells/Conditional logistic regressionSeronegative subjectsCohort studyLymphocyte countRecord reviewImmunodeficiency virusControl subjectsRisk factorsUnivariate analysis