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H. A. FINLINSON ; H. M. COLON ; R. R. ROBLES ; M. SOTO-LOPEZ | 2006ENGLISH : It is well documented that drug users often modulate the effects of their primary drugs of use (e.g., cocaine) by using other drugs (e.g., alcohol), yet the effect of modulating and primary drug interactions on transitions from one c[...]Périodique
A. AMILL ; M. L. A. GOMEZ ; D. M. FERNANDEZ ; S. I. BANGDIWALA ; RIOS E. ; R. F. HUNTER | 2004ENGLISH : Aims : To describe and assess the changing trends in socio-demographic, risk, clinical and immunological parameters in male intravenous drug users (IDU) with AIDS. Design, setting and participants : Baseline description by year of en[...]Périodique
S. R. FRIEDMAN ; S. Y. KANG ; S. DEREN ; R. ROBLES ; H. M. COLON ; J. ANDIA ; D. OLIVER-VELEZ ; A. FINLINSON | 2002ENGLISH : This article describes and compares distributions of drug-scene roles, frequency of engaging in role behaviors, and relationships of role-holding to high-risk behaviors and sexual partnerships among Puerto Rican injection drug users [...]Périodique
S. Y. KANG ; S. DEREN ; J. ANDIA ; H. M. COLON ; R. ROBLES | 2004ENGLISH : This study examined the impact of changes in self-efficacy over time on HIV-related injection and sex risk behaviors among Puerto Rican drug injectors and crack smokers. Baseline (T1) and 6-month follow-up (T2) data were collected be[...]Thèse, mémoire
RAMIREZ ORTIZ H.D. | 1990FRANÇAIS : Recherche basée sur l'analyse d'un matériel clinique issu d'un échantillon de 23 familles comportant au moins un membre héroïnomane et de 21 familles témoins, rencontrées en 1987 à Porto-Rico. Elle comporte différents niveaux d'anal[...]Livre
ENGLISH : The handbook is divided into seven sections. The first section examines the spread of AIDS through the United States, with special emphasis on the impact of AIDS outside the disease epicenters and in Puerto Rico. The second section e[...]Article : Périodique
H. FINLINSON ; H. COLON ; M. LOPEZ ; R. ROBLES ; CANT J. |ENGLISH : The practice of injecting shared drugs, in which drug users prepare, divide and inject portions of a drug solution, is a means of transmitting HIV, HCV, and other blood-borne pathogens. This study examined the process of injecting sh[...]Périodique
S. DEREN ; D. OLIVER-VELEZ ; A. FINLINSON ; R. ROBLES ; J. ANDIA ; H. M. COLON ; S. Y. KANG ; SHEDLIN M. | 2003ENGLISH : A dual site project was conducted to assess determinants of injection and sex-related risk behaviors among Puerto Rican drug users. The project focused on injection drug users and crack smokers, and was conducted in East Harlem, NY a[...]Article : Périodique
T. M. SCHWINN ; L. FANG ; J. HOPKINS ; A. R. PACHECO |OBJECTIVE: This trial tested the efficacy of a smartphone application (app) designed to prevent drug use among Hispanic youth. METHOD: Participants were recruited through online advertising and youth service agencies. The baseline sample (N = 6[...]Périodique
H. A. FINLINSON ; D. OLIVER-VELEZ ; S. DEREN ; CANT J. G. H. ; H. M. COLON ; R. R. ROBLES ; S. Y. KANG ; J. F. ANDIA | 2006ENGLISH : Increasing access to sterile syringes and new drug preparation materials is an effective means of reducing HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), and a funndamental component of harm reduction ideology. The purpose of th[...]Périodique
T. H. MASON ; S. E. FOSTER ; H. A. FINLINSON ; MORROW K. M. ; R. ROSEN ; VINING S. ; JOANIS C. L. ; T. M. HAMMETT ; SEAGE G. R. | 2003ENGLISH : HIV transmission through heterosexual contact remains the greatest risk factor for women globally. Topical microbicides applied intravaginally may offer a female-initiated HIV prevention option for many who are unable or unwilling to[...]Périodique
L. A. WARNER ; G. CANINO ; H. M. COLON | 2001FRANÇAIS : Bien que nous possédions un certain nombre de données sur les consommations de substances par les adolescents, peu de recherches se sont intéressées systématiquement à la prévalence des troubles liés à ces usages en population génér[...]Article : Périodique
R. R. ROBLES ; L. I. CANCEL ; H. M. COLON ; T. D. MATOS ; D. H. FREEMAN ; SAHAI H. |FRANÇAIS : Les conséquences de la perception du risque sur le comportement ont été examinées chez 1740 toxicomanes IV portoricains en comparant les données recueillies à deux intervalles d'environ 6 mois. Les analyses ont montré qu'avoir une p[...]Article : Périodique
INTRODUCTION: Xylazine, an alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist sedative commonly used in veterinary medicine, is not approved for human use. Nevertheless, xylazine-involved overdose rates have surged in recent years, fueled by an increasingly toxic and [...]Article : Périodique
This study examines whether place of residence is a factor associated with reporting a positive HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C (HCV), or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) status in a sample of 400 injection drug users (IDUs) residing on the Island of Pu[...]Périodique
Remission from drug dependence symptoms and drug use cessation among women drug users in Puerto Rico
L. A. WARNER ; M. ALEGRIA ; G. CANINO | 2004BACKGROUND: Studies of remission from drug dependence have most often been based on treatment samples, with limited generalizability to persons who may benefit from but never seek substance abuse treatment. Little is known about remission patter[...]Article : Périodique
J. F. ANDIA ; S. DEREN ; S. Y. KANG ; R. R. ROBLES ; H. M. COLON ; D. OLIVER-VELEZ ; A. FINLINSON ; M. BEARDSLEY ; S. R. FRIEDMAN |ENGLISH : This article investigates the association between residential status and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among island and New York Puerto Rican injection drug users (IDUs). We assigned 561 subjects from New York Cit[...]Périodique
J. F. ANDIA ; S. DEREN ; S. Y. KANG ; R. R. ROBLES ; H. M. COLON ; D. OLIVER-VELEZ ; A. FINLINSON ; M. BEARDSLEY ; S. R. FRIEDMAN | 2001ENGLISH : This article investigates the association between residential status and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among island and New York Puerto Rican injection drug users (IDUs). We assigned 561 subjects from New York Cit[...]Périodique
R. R. ROBLES ; C. A. MARRERO ; J. C. REYES ; H. M. COLON ; T. D. MATOS ; H. A. FINLINSON ; A. MUNOZ ; MELENDEZ M. ; SAHAI H. | 1998FRANÇAIS : Cette étude était destinée à évaluer les comportements à risque face au VIH, la séroprévalence au VIH et l'infection à la tuberculose parmi les gérants de shooting galleries à Porto Rico. Les sujets de cette étude sont 464 usagers de[...]Périodique
M. MINO ; S. DEREN ; S. YEON-KANG | 2006ENGLISH : This study compared the associations between social support and HIV injection risk among Puerto Rican migrant (n = 221) and nonmigrant (n = 340) injection drug users in New York City. Practical and emotional support scales were devel[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Base-line data from a community-based HIV outreach effort serving Puerto Rican injection drug users (IDUs) in Massachusetts identified that approximately half of their clients were born on the mainland and half on the island. METHODS[...]Article : Périodique
J. C. REYES ; J. L. NEGRON ; H. M. COLON ; A. M. PADILLA ; M. Y. MILLAN ; T. D. MATOS ; R. R. ROBLES |During the last decade, the veterinary anesthetics have gained popularity as recreational drugs. The aim of this study was to document the use of "anestecia de caballo" (xylazine) and its consequences among drug users in Puerto Rico. The study c[...]Article : Périodique
J. DELVA ; J. M. Jr. WALLACE ; P. M. O'MALLEY ; J. G. BACHMAN ; L. D. JOHNSTON ; J. E. SCHULENBERG |ENGLISH : Objectives. We compared trends in and correlates of marijuana use, cocaine use, and heavy alcohol use for adolescents of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin American heritage in the United States Methods. We used/e[...]Périodique
D. E. CORTES ; S. DEREN ; J. ANDIA ; H. COLON ; R. ROBLES ; S. Y. KANG | 2003ENGLISH : This study examines the psychometric properties of an acculturation scale specifically developed for Puerto Ricans with a sample of substance abusers residing in Puerto Rico and New York. In line with current conceptual models of acc[...]Périodique
S. DEREN ; S. Y. KANG ; RAPKIN B. ; R. R. ROBLES ; J. F. ANDIA ; H. M. COLON | 2003ENGLISH : The PRECEDE model for health promotion proposes three types of influences on health behaviors : Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing factors. This model was used to examine a range of influences on HIV risk behaviors (sharing syri[...]Article : Périodique
H. M. COLON ; R. R. ROBLES ; SAHAI H. |Introduction : Despite the widespread use of houshold surveys to assess the epidemiology of illicit drug use and abuse, there is very little information about the willingness of respondents to disclose their use of drugs in household studies out[...]