@article{e6ae371ca2e84a47981665adeb5ee6ea,
title = "Prescription Opioid Use is Associated with Virologic Failure in People Living with HIV",
abstract = "Prescription opioid misuse is a rising epidemic in the U.S., and people living with HIV are at increased risk. We assessed the association between prescription opioid use and virologic failure in HIV+ patients in the South Texas HIV Cohort. We found prescription opioid use was significantly associated with virologic failure, after adjustment for age, race, gender, insurance status, years living with HIV, reported HIV risk factor, chronic hepatitis C virus infection, current substance abuse, and care engagement. These findings suggest that opioid analgesic use may have negative consequences beyond misuse in people living with HIV.",
keywords = "HIV, Narcotic, Prescription opioid, Virologic outcome",
author = "John Flores and Yuanyuan Liang and Ketchum, {Norma S.} and Turner, {Barbara J.} and Delia Bullock and Roberto Villarreal and Potter, {Jennifer S.} and Taylor, {Barbara S.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding for this study was provided through the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), the American Heart Association, and the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Career Development Award. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Individual patient consent was waived for this study, as this is a retrospective analysis of existing electronic medical records data. Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the faculty and staff at the FFACTS HIV outpatient clinic of University Health System. We also gratefully acknowledge the faculty and staff at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. We would like to thank the Clinical and Translational Science Award program for their Pilot Funding Award CTSA 1 UL1 RR025767, and the National Institutes of Health K23 Career Development Award 7K23AI081538. The study was funded by the CTSA Pilot funding award CTSA1 UL1 RR025767 and NIH K23 Career Development Award 7K23AI081538. The authors of this manuscript declare no conflict of interest. Funding Information: Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the faculty and staff at the FFACTS HIV outpatient clinic of University Health System. We also gratefully acknowledge the faculty and staff at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. We would like to thank the Clinical and Translational Science Award program for their Pilot Funding Award CTSA 1 UL1 RR025767, and the National Institutes of Health K23 Career Development Award 7K23AI081538. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10461-017-1842-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "22",
pages = "1323--1328",
journal = "AIDS and Behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "4",
}