The relation between different dimensions of alcohol consumption and burden of disease: an overview

J Rehm, D Baliunas, GLG Borges, K Graham… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

Alcohol use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: current knowledge, implications, and future directions

EC Williams, JA Hahn, R Saitz, K Bryant… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use is common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In
this narrative review, we describe literature regarding alcohol's impact on transmission, care …

AUDIT‐C as a brief screen for alcohol misuse in primary care

KA Bradley, AF DeBenedetti, RJ Volk… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT‐C)
questions have been previously validated as a 3‐item screen for alcohol misuse and …

A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization

MM Azar, SA Springer, JP Meyer, FL Altice - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are highly prevalent and associated with non-
adherence to antiretroviral therapy, decreased health care utilization and poor HIV treatment …

Alcohol use and antiretroviral adherence: review and meta-analysis

CS Hendershot, SA Stoner… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Alcohol use is frequently implicated as a factor in nonadherence to highly
active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There have not been efforts to systematically evaluate …

Depression, alcohol use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

E Nakimuli-Mpungu, JK Bass, P Alexandre, EJ Mills… - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
This study evaluated estimates of depression symptoms, major depression, alcohol use or
disorders and their association with ART adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies …

The next therapeutic challenge in HIV: polypharmacy

EJ Edelman, KS Gordon, J Glover, IR McNicholl… - Drugs & aging, 2013 - Springer
With the adoption of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), most HIV-infected individuals
in care are on five or more medications and at risk of harm from polypharmacy, a risk that …

Risk of mortality and physiologic injury evident with lower alcohol exposure among HIV infected compared with uninfected men

AC Justice, KA McGinnis, JP Tate… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background HIV infected (HIV+) individuals may be more susceptible to alcohol-related
harm than uninfected individuals. Methods We analyzed data on HIV+ and uninfected …

Causal considerations on alcohol and HIV/AIDS—a systematic review

PA Shuper, M Neuman, F Kanteres… - Alcohol & …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aim: The study aimed to explore the possible causal nature of the association between
alcohol consumption and HIV/AIDS. Methods: A review based on meta-analyses and …

Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in HIV-positive patients: epidemiology and impact on antiretroviral therapy

G Chander, S Himelhoch, RD Moore - Drugs, 2006 - Springer
There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …