Titre : | Antiretroviral Medication Diversion Among HIV-Positive Substance Abusers in South Florida. (2013) |
Auteurs : | Hilary-L SURRATT ; CICERO (Theodore-J) : USA. Department of Psychiatry. Washington University School of Medicine. St Louis. MO. ; Steven-P KURTZ ; Maria-A LEVI-MINZI ; Catherine O'GRADY ; Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities. Nova Southeastern University. Fort Lauderdale. FL. USA ; Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies. University of Delaware. Newark. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 103, n° 6, 2013) |
Pagination : | 1026-1028 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Sida ; Médicament antiviral ; Thérapeutique ; Médicament ; Thérapeutique médicamenteuse ; Chimiothérapie ; Virose ; Infection ; Amérique ; Immunopathologie ; Amérique du Nord |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS AE8EqR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The high cost of life-saving anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy for HIV represents an expense that impedes accessibility and affordability by patients. This price structure also appears to motivate the diversion of ARVs and the targeting of HIV-positive patients by pill brokers in the illicit market. Our field research with indigent, HIV-positive substance abusers links ARV diversion to high levels of competing needs, including psychiatric disorders, HIV stigma, and homelessness. Interventions to reduce diversion must address the needs of highly vulnerable patients. |