HIV Infection and Depression Among Opiate Users in a US Epicenter of the Opioid Epidemic
- 15 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in AIDS and Behavior
- Vol. 25 (7), 2230-2239
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03151-2
Abstract
Using a mobile research facility, we enrolled 141 opioid users from a neighborhood of Philadelphia, an urban epicenter of the opioid epidemic. Nearly all (95.6%) met DSM-5 criteria for severe opioid use disorder. The prevalence of HIV infection (8.5%) was more than seven times that found in the general population of the city. Eight of the HIV-positive participants (67.0%) reported receiving antiretroviral treatment but almost all of them had unsuppressed virus (87.5%). The majority of participants (57.4%) reported symptoms consistent with major depressive disorder. Severe economic distress (60.3%) and homelessness were common (57%). Polysubstance use was nearly universal, 72.1% had experienced multiple overdoses and prior medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment episodes (79.9%), but few currently engaged in addiction care. The prevalence, multiplicity and severity of chronic health and socioeconomic problems highlight consequences of the current opioid epidemic and underscore the urgent need to develop integrated models of treatment.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Mental Health (P30-MH-097488)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P30-AI-045008, 1UM1Al126620)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA049666, R01DA048728)
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