title: Balancing access and safety in prescribing opioid agonist therapy to prevent HIV transmission.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. chet86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chethan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bachireddy
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. dfweisberg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Weisberg
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA. frederick.altice@yale.edu.|Yale University School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, New Haven, CT, USA. frederick.altice@yale.edu.|Centre of Excellence in Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. frederick.altice@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Altice
mesh_terms: D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D002047:Buprenorphine; D008691:Methadone
keywords: Buprenorphine; HIV/AIDS; global health; health-care delivery; injection drug use; methadone; opioid agonist therapy; task-shifting