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Substance Use/Abuse: General Reports
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Deconstructing the Complexity of Substance Use among Young Men Who have Sex
with Men (YMSM) by Optimizing the Role of Qualitative Strategies in a Mixed Methods
Study.
Kubicek K, Weiss G, Iverson EF, Kipke MD.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr;45(5):754-76
 Abstract

Sexual Risk Behavior and Drug Use in Two Chicago Samples of Men Who Have Sex
with Men: 1997 vs. 2002.
Fendrich M, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Johnson TP, Pollack LM.
J Urban Health. 2010 Mar 9
 Abstract
 
Symptoms of substance dependence and risky sexual behavior in a probability
sample of HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Chicago.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Fendrich M, Johnson TP.
 Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Mar 8.
Abstract

The Relationship Between Discrimination and Substance Use Disorders Among Lesbian,
Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States.
McCabe SE, Bostwick WB, Hughes TL, West BT, Boyd CJ.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan 14.
Abstract

Factors associated with event-level stimulant use during sex in a sample of older, low-income men
who have sex with men in Los Angeles.
Ober A, Shoptaw S, Wang PC, Gorbach P, Weiss RE.
 Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Mar 25.
Abstract
 
Recreational Drug Use and Risk of Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV- and HHV-8-Coinfected Homosexual Men.
Chao C, Jacobson LP, Jenkins FJ, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2008 Dec 24.
Abstract
 
An examination of social network characteristics of men who have sex with men who use drugs.
Tobin KE, Latkin CA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Nov;84(6):420-4.
Abstract
 
Polysubstance Use and HIV/STD Risk Behavior among Massachusetts Men Who Have Sex
with Men Accessing Department of Public Health Mobile Van Services: Implications for Intervention
Development.
Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Vanderwarker R, et al  
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2008 Aug 28
 Abstract
.
Substance-related problems and treatment among men who have sex with men in comparison to
other men in Chicago.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Fendrich M, Johnson TP. et al 
 J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Aug 19.
Abstract
 
Validity of Self-Reported Substance Use in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Comparisons With a General
Population Sample.
Fendrich M, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Johnson TP. 
Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Aug 8.
 Abstract
 
Prevalence of recent illicit substance use and reporting bias among MSM and other urban males.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Fendrich M, Johnson TP. 
Addict Behav. 2008 Mar 18
 Abstract
 
Outcomes using two tailored behavioral treatments for substance abuse in urban gay and
bisexual men.
Shoptaw S, Reback CJ, Larkins S, et al 
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Mar 6
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Substance use and sexual behaviours of Japanese men who have sex with men: A nationwide
internet survey conducted in Japan
Hidaka Y, Ichikawa S, Koyano J,et al
BMC Public Health. 2006 Sep 26;6(1):239
 Paper
 
Unprotected Anal Intercourse and Substance Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
With Recent HIV Infection.
Drumright LN, Little SJ, Strathdee SA, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Sep 14;
Abstract
 
Substance Use, Medications for Sexual Facilitation, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Traveling
Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Benotsch EG, Seeley S, Mikytuck JJ, et al   
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 May 8;
 Abstract
 
Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Young Asian Pacific Islander Men Who
Have Sex with Men.
Operario D, Choi KH, Chu PL, et al  
 Prev Sci. 2006 Jan 24;:1-11
 Abstract
 
Homelessness and drug abuse among young men who have sex with men in New York city:
A preliminary epidemiological trajectory.
Clatts MC, Goldsamt L, Yi H, Viorst Gwadz M. 
J Adolesc. 2005 Apr;28(2):201-14. E
 Abstract
 
Illicit substance use, sexual risk, and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men: differences
by serostatus| of casual partners.
Purcell DW, Moss S, Remien RH, et al  |
AIDS. 2005 Apr;19:S37-S47
Abstract
 
Substance use and high-risk sex among men who have sex with men: a national
online study in the USA.
Hirshfield S, Remien RH, Humberstone M, et al 
AIDS Care. 2004 Nov;16(8):1036-47.
 Abstract
 
Unprotected Anal Intercourse Associated With Recreational Drug Use Among Young
Men Who Have Sex With Men Depends on Partner Type and Intercourse Role.
Rusch M, Lampinen TM, Schilder A, Hogg RS.  
Sex Transm Dis. 2004 Aug;31(8):492-498.
 Abstract
 

Substance Use and Sexual Risk: A Participant- and Episode-level Analysis among a
Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Colfax G, Vittinghoff E, Husnik MJ, et al 
Am J Epidemiol. 2004 May 15;159(10):1002-12
 Abstract
 

Being high and taking sexual risks: findings from a multisite survey of urban young
men who have sex with men.
Stueve A, O'Donnell L, Duran R, et al.
AIDS Educ Prev 2002 Dec;14(6):482-95
 Abstract

Substance use and sexual transmission risk behavior of HIV-positive men who have
sex with men.
Purcell DW, Parsons JT, Halkitis PN, et al.
J Subst Abuse 2001;13(1-2):185-200
 Abstract

Expectancies of sexual "escape" and sexual risk among drug and alcohol-involved gay
and bisexual men.
McKirnan DJ, Vanable PA, Ostrow DG, Hope B.
J Subst Abuse 2001;13(1-2):137-54
 Abstract

Correlates of heavy substance use among young gay and bisexual men: The San
Francisco Young Men's Health Study.
 Greenwood GL, White EW, Page-Shafer K, et al.
 Drug Alcohol Depend 2001 Jan 1;61(2):105-12
 Abstract

 Substance use and sexual risk behavior: understanding their association among
four ethnic groups of Latino men who have sex with men.
Dolezal C, Carballo-Dieguez A, Nieves-Rosa L, Diaz F.
J Subst Abuse 2000;11(4):323-36
 Abstract

Substance use and HIV risk profile of gay/bisexual males who drop out of
substance abuse treatment.
Crosby GM, Stall RD, Paul JP, Barrett DC.
 AIDS Educ Prev 2000 Feb;12(1):38-48
 Abstract

Sexual compulsivity and substance use in HIV-seropositive men who have sex
with men: prevalence and predictors of high-risk behaviors.
Benotsch EG, Kalichman SC, Kelly JA.
Addict Behav 1999 Nov-Dec;24(6):857-6
 Abstract

The impact of T-ACASI interviewing on reported drug use among men who have
sex with men.
Gribble JN, Miller HG, Cooley PC, et al.
Subst Use Misuse 2000 May-Jun;35(6-8):869-90
 Abstract
 

  
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Role of substance use in explaining fluctuations in mental and physical health among HIV+ MSM
PA. Wilson  
(136th APHA)
 Abstract

The role of substance use in explaining fluctuations in mental and physical health among HIV+ MSM
 P. Wilson
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

The intersection of sex and substance use among MSM: a prevention opportunity
 J. Weaver , S. Kurtz, J. Inciardi
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Changing trajectories of drug use among aging MSM
 S.H. Lim, R. Stall, J. Burke, et al
 (XVII  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Alcohol
           
         Internet Documents
 
  FULL TEXT PDF DOCUMENT
Binge Drinking Among MSM in New York City Linked to Increased HIV Risk
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 
NYC Vital Signs December 2008
 Newsletter
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Risk factors for alcohol use, frequent use, and binge drinking among young men who have
sex with men.
Wong CF, Kipke MD, Weiss G.
Addict Behav. 2008 Apr 7.
Abstract
 
Alcohol Use and Risk of HIV infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Woolf SE, Maisto SA. 
AIDS Behav. 2008 Jan 31
Abstract
 
Moderating Effects of Age on the Alcohol and Sexual Risk Taking Association: An Online Daily
Diary Study of Men Who have Sex with Men.
Mustanski B. 
AIDS Behav. 2007 Nov 22;
Abstract
 
Association of Alcohol Abuse and Injection Drug Use with Immunologic and Virologic
Responses to HAART in HIV-positive Patients from Urban Community Health Clinics.
Henrich TJ, Lauder N, Desai MM, Sofair AN .
J Community Health. 2007 Nov 29;
Abstract
 
A randomized controlled trial of goal choice interventions for alcohol use disorders among
men who have sex with men.
Morgenstern J, Irwin TW, Wainberg ML, et al 
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2007 Feb;75(1):72-84
 Abstract
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Alcohol and Sexual HIV Risk Behavior Among Problem Drinking Men Who Have Sex With
Men: An Event Level Analysis of Timeline Followback Data.
Irwin TW, Morgenstern J, Parsons JT, et al   
AIDS Behav. 2006 Feb 16;
 Abstract

Patient characteristics, HIV serostatus, and risk behaviors among gay and bisexual
males seeking treatment for methamphetamine abuse and dependence in Los Angeles.
Shoptaw S, Reback CJ, Freese TE.
Addict Dis 2002;21(1):91-105
 Abstract

Alcohol use, drug use and alcohol-related problems among men who have sex with
men: the Urban Men's Health Study.
Stall R, Paul JP, Greenwood G, et al
Addiction 2001 Nov;96(11):1589-601
 Abstract

Expectancies of sexual "escape" and sexual risk among drug and alcohol-involved
gay and bisexual men.
McKirnan DJ, Vanable PA, Ostrow DG, Hope B.
J Subst Abuse 2001;13(1-2):137-54
 Abstract

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Challenges in Structural Interventions to Lower Alcohol-related STI/HIV-risk (SILAS)
BR Simon Rosser, R Weinmeyer, G Anderson, et al  
(136th APHA)
 Abstract
 
Understanding changing relationships between substance use and sexual risk behavior among MSM
in Chicago: 1997 vs. 2003
M Fendrich, ME Mackesy-Amiti, T Johnson
(136th APHA)
 Abstract
 
Alcohol, personality, and risky sex: A daily diary study of MSM
B Mustanski
 (135 APHA)
Abstract
 
Implementation of substance use treatment with gay men abusing crystal
methamphetamines: A community-based harm reduction approach
JE Malpas
(132 APHA)
Abstract

Alcohol use during sex as a predictor of unprotected intercourse among Latino men who
have sex with men from San Diego and Tijuana
F Molitor, A Ritieni, JuD. Ruiz, et al
(131 APHA)
Abstract

An event level analysis of drinking and anal sex among HIV negative MSM
T W I Irwin, J M Morgenstern
(131 APHA)
Abstract
Anabolic Steroids
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Use of anabolic steroids and associated health risks among gay men attending
London gyms.
Bolding G, Sherr L, Elford J, et al.
Addiction 2002 Feb;97(2):195-203  
Abstract
Inhaled Nitrates 
Sildenafil          

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
The Relationship Between Methamphetamine and Popper Use and Risk of HIV Seroconversion
in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.
Plankey MW, Ostrow DG, Stall R, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Feb 22;
Abstract
 
Sexual Risk, Nitrite Inhalant Use, and Lack of Circumcision Associated With HIV
Seroconversion in Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.
Buchbinder SP, Vittinghoff E, Heagerty PJ 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 May 1;39(1):82-89.
 Abstract
 
Longitudinal Patterns of Methamphetamine, Popper (Amyl Nitrite), and Cocaine Use and
High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among a Cohort of San Francisco Men Who Have Sex with
Men.
Colfax G, Coates TJ, Husnik MJ, Huang Y  
J Urban Health. 2005 Feb 28;
Abstract

Poppers: epidemiology and clinical management of inhaled nitrite abuse.
Romanelli F, Smith KM, Thornton AC, Pomeroy C.
Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Jan;24(1):69-78.
Abstract
 
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  The relationship of methamphetamine and popper use with HIV seroconversion among
MSM in the multicenter AIDS cohort study
Plankey M.W., Ostrow D.G., Cox C., et al
(XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Injection Drugs
           
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
High-Risk Sexual and Drug Using Behaviors Among Male Injection Drug Users Who Have Sex
With Men in 2 Mexico-US Border Cities.
Deiss RG, Brouwer KC, Loza O,, et al 
Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Nov 26
Abstract
 
An HIV Prevalence-based Model for Estimating Urban Risk Populations of Injection
Drug Users and Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Lieb S, Friedman SR, Zeni MB, et al  
J Urban Health. 2004 Sep;81(3):401-15.
 Abstract

Changes in HIV seroprevalence and related behaviors among male injection drug users 
who do and do not have sex with men: New York City, 1990-1999.
Maslow CB, Friedman SR, Perlis TE et al. 
Am J Public Health 2002 Mar;92(3):382-4
 Abstract

 Men who have sex with men and also inject drugs-profiles of risk related to the
synergy of sex and drug injection behaviors.
Bull SS, Piper P, Rietmeijer C. et al.
J Homosex 2002;42(3):31-51
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Inject Drugs --- United States,
1985--1998
MMWR Vol 49, No 21;465 06/02/2000 8
Paper
 

  
          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Differences in injection risk behaviors: A comparison between MSM IDU and non-MSM IDU
KE Tobin, E Fields,C Latkin 
(136th APHA)
 Abstract
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
           

General Reports

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Sexual Risk Behaviors among Men who have Sex with Men Using Erectile Dysfunction
Medications.
Nettles CD, Benotsch EG, Uban KA.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Nov 12
 Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Substance Use, Medications for Sexual Facilitation, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among
Traveling Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Benotsch EG, Seeley S, Mikytuck JJ, et al   
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 May 8;
 Abstract

Sildenafil

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Use of crystal methamphetamine, Viagra, and sexual behavior.
Fisher DG, Reynolds GL, Napper LE.
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;23(1):53-6.
 Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Nitrite inhalant use among young gay and bisexual men in Vancouver during a period of
increasingHIV incidence.
Lampinen TM, Mattheis K, Chan K, Hogg RS.
BMC Public Health. 2007 Mar 15;7(1):35
 Paper
 
Viagra, Methamphetamine, and HIV Risk: Results From a Probability Sample of MSM,
San Francisco.
Spindler HH, Scheer S, Chen SY, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Feb 28;
Abstract
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Methamphetamine and sildenafil (Viagra) use are linked to unprotected receptive and insertive
anal sex, respectively, in a sample of men who have sex with men.
Mansergh G, Shouse RL, Marks G et al
 Sex Tran: Sex Transm Infect. 2006 Apr;82(2):131-4.
 Abstract
 
Viagra (sildenafil) use in a population-based sample of u.s. Men who have sex with men.
Paul JP, Pollack L, Osmond D, Catania JA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Sep;32(9):531-3.
 Abstract
 
Sildenafil use, sexual risk behavior, and risk for sexually transmitted diseases,
including HIV infection.
Swearingen SG, Klausner JD. 
Am J Med. 2005 Jun;118(6):571-7.
 Abstract
 
Predictors of the use of viagra, testosterone, and antidepressants among HIV-
seropositive gay and bisexual men.
Purcell DW, Wolitski RJ, Hoff CC, 
AIDS. 2005 Apr;19 Suppl 1:S57-66.
 Abstract

Use of recreational Viagra among men having sex with men
Crosby R, Diclemente RJ. 
Sex Transm Infect. 2004 Dec;80(6):466-8.
 Abstract

Recreational Use of Sildenafil by HIV-Positive and -Negative Homosexual/Bisexual
Males.
Romanelli F, Smith KM. 
Ann Pharmacother. 2004 Jun;38(6):1024-
 Abstract
 
Recreational Use of Sildenafil by HIV-Positive and -Negative Homosexual/Bisexual
Males (CE)
Romanelli F, Smith KM. 
Ann Pharmacother. 2004 Apr 27
Abstract
 
Viagra use in a community-recruited sample of men who have sex with men, san
francisco.
Chu PL, McFarland W, Gibson S, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2003 Jun 1;33(2):191-3.
Abstract

Sildenafil does not alter nelfinavir pharmacokinetics.
Bratt G, Stahle L.
 Ther Drug Monit 2003 Apr;25(2):240-2
 Abstract

Pharmacokinetic interactions between sildenafil and saquinavir/ritonavir.
Muirhead GJ, Wulff MB, Fielding A
Br J Clin Pharmacol 2000 Aug;50(2):99-107
 Abstract

 Interaction of sildenafil and indinavir when co-administered to HIV-positive patients.
Merry C, Barry MG, Ryan M
 AIDS 1999 Oct 22;13(15):F101-7
 Abstract

  

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Viagra, methamphetamine and HIV risk: results from a probability sample of MSM, San
Francisco
Spindler H., Scheer S., Chen S., et al
 (XVI  International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Viagra, club drugs & STI/HIV risk in drug abusing men
R Malow,  DG Fisher, A Jaffe, et al
 (133 APHA)
 Abstract
 
Crystal Use, Viagra Use, and Specific Sexual Risk Behaviors of Men who have Sex
with Men (MSM) during a Recent Anal Sex Encounter
G Mansergh, RL Shouse, G Marks, et al
 (2004 National STD Prevention Conference)
 Abstract
 
Sildenafil (Viagra) use among persons with AIDS in San Francisco
P W Lee Chu, S Gibson, W C McFarland, et al
(14IAC)
 Abstract
 

 

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