Impact of accessing methadone on the time to initiating HIV treatment among antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected injection drug users.
We examined the impact of methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) on subsequent antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in a prospective cohort of injection drug users. At 24 months after enrollment, the rate of ART use was 69.7% among those who were on MMT at baseline and 44.4% among those not on MMT (log-rank P = 0.001). In a Cox model, the use of MMT was independently associated with an elevated rate of ART use.
Wood
Evan
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British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Hogg
Robert S
RS
Kerr
Thomas
T
Palepu
Anita
A
Zhang
Ruth
R
Montaner
Julio S G
JS
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D013997:Time Factors
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone