2025
Exploration of the multi-level barriers to scaling up methadone for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan
Liberman A, Rozental Y, Ivasiy R, Kussainova A, Primbetova S, Madden L, Terlikbayeva A, Altice F. Exploration of the multi-level barriers to scaling up methadone for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2025, 172: 209640. PMID: 39986387, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNominal group techniqueHIV preventionCommunity health workersMulti-level barriersIn-depth interviewsHealth workersPWID clientsSocioecological modelCommunity stakeholdersOpioid use disorderFocus groupsHIV epidemicClinical directorsClinical sitesEducating clientsOpioid agonist therapyImprove implementationGroup techniqueResearch teamCHWsPolicy levelUse disorderCliniciansAlternative medicationsEligibility
2011
The Cost of Integrated HIV Care and Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment: Results of a Cross-Site Evaluation
Schackman BR, Leff JA, Botsko M, Fiellin DA, Altice FL, Korthuis PT, Sohler N, Weiss L, Egan JE, Netherland J, Gass J, Finkelstein R. The Cost of Integrated HIV Care and Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment: Results of a Cross-Site Evaluation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: s76-s82. PMID: 21317599, PMCID: PMC3270565, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31820a9a66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine/naloxone treatmentIntegrated care patientsBuprenorphine/naloxoneNaloxone treatmentCare patientsClinic costsIntegrated careCross-site evaluationHIV clinical sitesIntegrated HIV careUrine toxicology analysisMedian monthly costPotential cost offsetsToxicology analysisHIV careIntegrated HIVSimilar patientsPhysician encountersPatient costsClinic settingMedian numberProvider encountersPatient timePatientsClinical sites