TY - JOUR
T1 - Antiretroviral medication diversion among HIV-positive substance abusers in South Florida
AU - Surratt, Hilary L.
AU - Kurtz, Steven P.
AU - Cicero, Theodore J.
AU - O'Grady, Catherine
AU - Levi-Minzi, Maria A.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The high cost of life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for HIV represents an expense that impedes accessibility and affordability by patients. This price structure also appears to motivate the diversion of ARVs and the targeting of HIVpositive patients by pill brokers in the illicit market. Our field research with indigent, HIV-positive substance abusers links ARV diversion to high levels of competing needs, including psychiatric disorders, HIV stigma, and homelessness. Interventions to reduce diversion must address the needs of highly vulnerable patients.
AB - The high cost of life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for HIV represents an expense that impedes accessibility and affordability by patients. This price structure also appears to motivate the diversion of ARVs and the targeting of HIVpositive patients by pill brokers in the illicit market. Our field research with indigent, HIV-positive substance abusers links ARV diversion to high levels of competing needs, including psychiatric disorders, HIV stigma, and homelessness. Interventions to reduce diversion must address the needs of highly vulnerable patients.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301092
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301092
M3 - Article
C2 - 23597362
AN - SCOPUS:84878034300
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 103
SP - 1026
EP - 1028
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 6
ER -
