2016
The impact of prescribed opioids on CD4 cell count recovery among HIV‐infected patients newly initiating antiretroviral therapy
Edelman E, Gordon K, Tate J, Becker W, Bryant K, Crothers K, Gaither, Gibert C, Gordon A, Marshall B, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Samet J, Skanderson M, Justice A, Fiellin D. The impact of prescribed opioids on CD4 cell count recovery among HIV‐infected patients newly initiating antiretroviral therapy. HIV Medicine 2016, 17: 728-739. PMID: 27186715, PMCID: PMC5053822, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countBaseline CD4 cell countCell countPrescribed opioidsImmunosuppressive propertiesVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataCD4 cell count recoveryAntiretroviral therapy responseCell count recoveryShort-term opioidsViral load suppressionCohort study dataOverall disease severityYear of initiationPrimary independent variableOpioid durationAntiretroviral therapyCount recoveryComorbid conditionsPharmacy dataOpioid propertiesTherapy responseOpioidsPatientsHIV
2014
Substance use in older HIV-infected patients
Edelman EJ, Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA. Substance use in older HIV-infected patients. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2014, 9: 317-324. PMID: 24824888, PMCID: PMC4175926, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersSubstance useTreatment optionsHealth consequencesPotential treatment optionStimulant use disorderRelated health consequencesOlder HIVAntiretroviral therapyHIVPatientsBrief counselingHealth outcomesEffective interventionsComplex needsMedicationsDisordersCounseling strategiesInterventionOutcomesTobaccoLife courseOptionsTherapy