2000
New York State pharmacists' attitudes toward needle and syringe sales to injection drug users before implementation of syringe deregulation
Linas B, Coffin P, Backes G, Vlahov D. New York State pharmacists' attitudes toward needle and syringe sales to injection drug users before implementation of syringe deregulation. Journal Of Urban Health 2000, 77: 768-780. PMID: 11194316, PMCID: PMC3456767, DOI: 10.1007/bf02344037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusSyringe salesDrug usersImportant preventive health measurePreventive health measuresSelf-administered questionnaireImmunodeficiency virusHealth measuresSexual partnersPharmacists' attitudesNew York StatePharmacistsPreliminary dataState surveysSyringesNew York CitySimilar levelsAvailability programsLikely practiceNeedleHepatitisBaseline informationYork CityNew York City pharmacists' attitudes toward sale of needles/syringes to injection drug users before implementation of law expanding syringe access
Coffin P, Linas B, Factor S, Vlahov D. New York City pharmacists' attitudes toward sale of needles/syringes to injection drug users before implementation of law expanding syringe access. Journal Of Urban Health 2000, 77: 781-793. PMID: 11194317, PMCID: PMC3456774, DOI: 10.1007/bf02344038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersSyringe salesDrug usersPharmacists' attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventionBlood-borne pathogen transmissionSyringe disposalViral hepatitis preventionHalf of pharmacistsNeedles/syringesSharps disposal containersHepatitis preventionSyringe exchangeSyringe accessDrug useNonprescription salesPharmacistsStaff pharmacistsVirus preventionTelephone surveyBaseline dataSyringesPreventionPrescriptionNew York City
1998
Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Increasing Access to Sterile Syringes and Needles as an HIV Prevention Intervention in the United States
Holtgrave D, Pinkerton S, Jones T, Lurie P, Vlahov D. Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Increasing Access to Sterile Syringes and Needles as an HIV Prevention Intervention in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s133-s138. PMID: 9663636, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV infectionHIV prevention interventionsSterile syringesPrevention interventionsIDUs' accessActive injection drug usersIllicit drug injectionPublic health decision makersSyringe exchange programsHealth decision makersHIV transmissionDrug injectionHIV preventionHypothetical cohortDrug usersMedical carePocket expenditureInfectionPharmacy salesProgram coverageLifetime costsHigh levelsSyringesUnited StatesPharmacists' Attitudes About Pharmacy Sale of Needles/Syringes and Needle Exchange Programs in a City Without Needle/Syringe Prescription Laws
Gleghorn A, Gee G, Vlahov D. Pharmacists' Attitudes About Pharmacy Sale of Needles/Syringes and Needle Exchange Programs in a City Without Needle/Syringe Prescription Laws. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s89-s93. PMID: 9663630, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsMost pharmacistsNeedle exchangeInjection drug useNeedles/syringesPharmacy salesInjection drug usersHIV prevention programsDiabetic identificationHIV preventionMedian numberDrug usersDrug users' accessDrug useDrug paraphernaliaPrevention programsPharmacist practicePharmacistsPharmacists' attitudesSyringe salesExchange programsTelephone surveyPrescriptionPrescription lawsMonthsOperation Red Box: A Pilot Project of Needle and Syringe Drop Boxes for Injection Drug Users in East Baltimore
Riley E, Beilenson P, Vlahov D, Smith L, Koenig M, Jones T, Doherty M. Operation Red Box: A Pilot Project of Needle and Syringe Drop Boxes for Injection Drug Users in East Baltimore. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s120-s125. PMID: 9663634, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-Based Programs for Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes
Macalino G, Springer K, Rahman Z, Vlahov D, Jones T. Community-Based Programs for Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s111-s119. PMID: 9663633, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersCommunity-based programsSharps containersPossession of syringesPuncture-resistant containersPublic health staffPublic health departmentsUsed needlesHealth staffHealth departmentsDiabetes educatorsDrug usersMedical literatureDiabetesSyringesCommunity sitesHospitalInsulinChain referral
1997
Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vlahov* D, Junge* B, Brookmeyer† R, Cohn* S, Riley* E, Armenian* H, Beilenson‡ P. Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 16: 400-406. PMID: 9420320, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsHigh-risk drug use behaviorsRisky injection drug use behaviorInjection drug use behaviorsBehavioral risk reductionMean numberRisky injection practicesDrug-related behaviorsInjection practicesShort-term reductionUse behaviorsDemographic informationExchange programsProgram entryT-testSignificant reductionRisk reductionSystematic sampleInjectionEarlier reportsEnrollmentParticipantsDiscarded Needles Do Not Increase Soon After the Opening of a Needle Exchange Program
Doherty M, Garfein R, Vlahov D, Junge B, Rathouz P, Galai N, Anthony J, Beilenson P. Discarded Needles Do Not Increase Soon After the Opening of a Needle Exchange Program. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 145: 730-737. PMID: 9125999, DOI: 10.1093/aje/145.8.730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
People and places: behavioral settings and personal network characteristics as correlates of needle sharing.
Latkin C, Mandell W, Vlahov D, Oziemkowska M, Celentano D. People and places: behavioral settings and personal network characteristics as correlates of needle sharing. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 13: 273-80. PMID: 8898673, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199611010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetection of HIV-1 DNA in needle/syringes, paraphernalia, and washes from shooting galleries in Miami: a preliminary laboratory report.
Shah S, Shapshak P, Rivers J, Stewart R, Weatherby N, Xin K, Page J, Chitwood D, Mash D, Vlahov D, McCoy C. Detection of HIV-1 DNA in needle/syringes, paraphernalia, and washes from shooting galleries in Miami: a preliminary laboratory report. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 11: 301-6. PMID: 8603266, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199603010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedles/syringesHIV-1 DNAInjection drug usersHIV-1 proteinsHIV-1Polymerase chain reactionClean needlesHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Act of injectionVirus type 1Injection paraphernaliaPreliminary laboratory reportDrug usersShooting galleriesType 1Western blotReduction of riskEnvelope geneChain reactionGene DNAAntibodiesSyringesLaboratory reportsModification of behavior
1994
A community-based Needle Clean-Up Project.
McMillian T, Dorsey E, Beilenson P, Vlahov D. A community-based Needle Clean-Up Project. American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 1854. PMID: 7977938, PMCID: PMC1615191, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.11.1854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchField effectiveness of needle disinfection among injecting drug users.
Vlahov D, Astemborski J, Solomon L, Nelson K. Field effectiveness of needle disinfection among injecting drug users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 760-6. PMID: 8207660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionOdds ratioDrug usersNeedle disinfectionPutative protective effectCase-control studyCorresponding odds ratiosSterile injection equipmentDisinfectant useInjection equipmentLimited statistical powerStudy entryHIV seroconvertersResidual confoundingPossible confoundersCocaine injectionProtective effectSeroconversionDrug useUse of disinfectantsBlack heterosexualsPractice variablesField effectivenessSeroconvertersSeronegativesHIV vaccines for injection drug users in the context of a comprehensive prevention agenda.
Vlahov D. HIV vaccines for injection drug users in the context of a comprehensive prevention agenda. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1994, 10 Suppl 2: s3-6. PMID: 7865324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHIV vaccineDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionEffective HIV vaccineInjection drug usersMajor health problemNeedle exchange programsHigh-risk behaviorsParenteral transmissionVirus infectionHealth problemsDrug abusePrevention agendaInfectionRisk reductionVaccineHIVPopulationAbstinenceExchange programs
1993
Household bleach as disinfectant for use by injecting drug users
Watters J, Jones T, Shapshak P, McCoy C, Flynn N, Gleghorn A, Vlahov D, Hoffman P, Layzell S. Household bleach as disinfectant for use by injecting drug users. The Lancet 1993, 342: 742-743. PMID: 8103844, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91735-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
HIV SEROCONVERSION AND DISINFECTION OF INJECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Vlahov D, Muntoz A, Celentano D, Cohn S, Anthony J, Chiicoat H, Nelson K. HIV SEROCONVERSION AND DISINFECTION OF INJECTION EQUIPMENT AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. Epidemiology 1991, 2: 444-446. PMID: 1790197, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199111000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersDrug usersHIV seroconversionProtective effectUse of disinfectantsPutative protective effectCase-control studyCorresponding odds ratiosOdds of seroconversionDisinfectant useLimited protective effectUse of cocaineStudy entryHIV seroconvertersOdds ratioSeroconversionInjection equipmentOddsSeroconvertersSeronegativesDisinfectants