Impact of co-occurring drug use, hazardous alcohol use and mental health disorders on drug use patterns in people living with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection | Zendy

Sean McCormick | Zendy; Kathleen Ward | Zendy; Catherine G. Sutcliffe | Zendy; Risha Irvin | Zendy; Geetanjali Chander | Zendy; Robert K. Brooner | Zendy; Shruti H. Mehta | Zendy; David L. Thomas | Zendy; Mark Sulkowski | Zendy; Oluwaseun FaladeNwulia | Zendy

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Impact of co-occurring drug use, hazardous alcohol use and mental health disorders on drug use patterns in people living with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection

Author(s) -

Sean McCormick,

Kathleen Ward,

Catherine G. Sutcliffe,

Risha Irvin,

Geetanjali Chander,

Robert K. Brooner,

Shruti H. Mehta,

David L. Thomas,

Mark Sulkowski,

Oluwaseun FaladeNwulia

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab520

Subject(s) - medicine , drug , mental health , substance use , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hazardous waste , psychiatry , alcohol use disorder , alcohol , substance abuse , depression (economics) , hepatitis c , environmental health , virology , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , macroeconomics , economics , biology

Drug use, hazardous alcohol use, and mental health disorders are prevalent among people with HIV and HCV infection. Co-occurrence of alcohol use and depression negatively impacts substance use patterns. Nevertheless, HCV treatment provides a promising opportunity to identify and address co-occurring drug use, hazardous alcohol use, and mental health disorders.

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