Open AccessThe OATH Syndemic: opioids and other substances, aging, alcohol, tobacco, and HIV
Author(s) -
Julie A. Womack,
Amy C. Justice
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current opinion in hiv and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1746-6318
pISSN - 1746-630X
DOI - 10.1097/coh.0000000000000635
Subject(s) - syndemic , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine
Persons living with HIV (PLWH) are aging, continue to use alcohol and other substances, and experience age-associated adverse effects. We explore a new syndemic: OATH (opioids and other substances, aging, alcohol, tobacco, and HIV).