Substance Use Among Older People Living With HIV: Challenges for Health Care Providers

Substance Use Among Older People Living With HIV: Challenges for Health Care Providers

Older people living with HIV (OPLWH) have higher rates of substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs) than their HIV-negative peers. Addressing health care needs of OPLWH who use substances is more challenging than for those who do not: they are highly impacted by comorbid conditions, substanc...

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Main Authors: Sherry Deren, Tara Cortes, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Benjamin H. Han, Stephen Karpiak, Madeline Naegle, Danielle C. Ompad, Bei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
aging
HIV
substance use
alcohol
smoking
comorbidities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00094/full

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