TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and emerging research needs in studying the NYC HIV-drug Use epidemic
AU - Deren, Sherry
AU - Hagan, Holly
AU - Friedman, Samuel
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
AU - Perlman, David
AU - Gwadz, Marya
AU - Cleland, Charles
AU - Osborne, Andrew
AU - Lunievicz, Joseph
N1 - Funding Information:
The Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, established in 1998, is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30DA011041), S. Deren, Principal Investigator. It was the first center for the sociobehavioral study of drug use and HIV in the United States. Coauthors of this article are all Core Directors and Deputy Directors of the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research. For more information, see www.cduhr.org. Address correspondence to Sherry Deren, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, College of Nursing, New York University, 726 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY; E-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2011/1/10
Y1 - 2011/1/10
N2 - As we begin the fourth decade of the epidemic, it is clear that, as demonstrated by the articles in this Special Issue, much has been learned about factors contributing to the decline in HIV prevalence among drug users in New York. However, there are a number of outstanding research questions that remain or are emerging. Following is a summary of some of the topics requiring further research. While this summary does not represent a comprehensive list, it is based on many of the questions raised in the articles in this Special Issue and identifies some of the directions to be investigated during the next decade.
AB - As we begin the fourth decade of the epidemic, it is clear that, as demonstrated by the articles in this Special Issue, much has been learned about factors contributing to the decline in HIV prevalence among drug users in New York. However, there are a number of outstanding research questions that remain or are emerging. Following is a summary of some of the topics requiring further research. While this summary does not represent a comprehensive list, it is based on many of the questions raised in the articles in this Special Issue and identifies some of the directions to be investigated during the next decade.
KW - HIV
KW - NYC
KW - drug use
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U2 - 10.3109/10826084.2011.523324
DO - 10.3109/10826084.2011.523324
M3 - Article
C2 - 21303251
AN - SCOPUS:79951558941
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 46
SP - 316
EP - 319
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 2-3
ER -