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      Determining the roles that club drugs, marijuana, and heavy drinking play in PrEP medication adherence among gay and bisexual men: Implications for treatment and research

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          Researchers have established that substance use interferes with anti-retroviral medication adherence among gay and bisexual men (GBM) living with HIV. There is limited parallel examination of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence among HIV-negative GBM. We conducted retrospective 30-day timeline follow-back interviews and prospective semi-weekly diary data for 10 weeks with 104 PrEP-using GBM, half of whom engaged in club drug use (ketamine, ecstasy, GHB, cocaine, or methamphetamine)—generating 9,532 days of data. Participants reported their day-by-day PrEP, club drug, marijuana, and heavy alcohol use (5+ drinks in one sitting). On average, club drug users were no more likely to miss a dose of PrEP than non-club drug users ( M = 1.6 doses, SD = 3.0, past 30 days). However, we found that club drug use (at the event level) increased the odds of missing a dose on the same day by 55% and the next day (e.g., a “carryover effect”) by 60%. Further, missing a dose on one day increased the odds of missing a dose the following day by eight-fold. We did not identify an event-level effect of marijuana use or heavy drinking on PrEP adherence. Our data suggest club drug users could have greater protective effects from daily oral or long-acting injectable PrEP compared to a time-driven PrEP regimen because of the concurrence of club drug use and PrEP non-adherence.

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          Los investigadores han establecido que el uso de sustancias interfiere con la adherencia a los medicamentos antiretrovirales entre los hombres gay y bisexuales (HGB) viviendo con el VIH. Hay limitada examinación en paralelo de la adherencia a la profilaxis pre-exposición (PrEP) entre los HGB VIH-negativos. Realizamos entrevistas retrospectivas de seguimiento histórico de 30-días y diarios prospectivos realizados dos veces a la semana por 10 semanas con 104 HGB que usan PrEP. La mitad de los participantes utilizaban drogas del club (ketamina, éxtasis, GHB, cocaína o metanfetamina)— generando 9,532 días de data. Los participantes reportaron uso diario de PrEP, drogas del club, marihuana y consumo excesivo de alcohol (5 o mas bebidas en una sesión). En promedio, los usuarios de drogas del club no tuvieron mas probabilidades de perder una dosis de PrEP que los usuarios que no usaban drogas del club ( M = 1.6 dósis, SD = 3.0, pasados 30 días). No obstante, encontramos que el uso de drogas del club (al nivel de evento) incrementa la probabilidad de perder una dosis el mismo día por 55% y al próximo día (Por ejemplo, un “efecto de arrastre”) por 60%. Además, perder una dosis en un día aumenta ocho-veces la probabilidad de perder una dosis al día siguiente. No identificamos un efecto a nivel-evento entre uso de marihuana o alcohol excesivo y la adherencia a PrEP. Nuestra data sugiere que los usuarios de drogas del club pueden tener mayores efectos protectivos de PrEP diario oral, o PrEP de accion prolongada inyectable en comparación con un regimen de PrEP a nivel de tiempo debido a la concurrencia del uso de drogas del club y la falta de adherencia a PrEP.

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          Journal
          9712133
          21042
          AIDS Behav
          AIDS Behav
          AIDS and behavior
          1090-7165
          1573-3254
          31 December 2018
          May 2019
          11 May 2019
          : 23
          : 5
          : 1277-1286
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health. 55 W 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
          [2 ]Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA
          [3 ]Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA
          [4 ]Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA
          [5 ]Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
          Author notes
          Corresponding Author: Phone: 646-364-0254; Fax: 212-206-7994; cgrov@ 123456sph.cuny.edu
          Article
          PMC6458096 PMC6458096 6458096 nihpa1002569
          10.1007/s10461-018-2309-9
          6458096
          30306433
          c0aee850-da56-4edd-83bb-00b5563d7c71
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          marijuana,alcohol,club drugs,HIV,men who have sex with men,adherence,pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

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