February
11
9am-2pm
NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, Room 802
There is growing concern about the use and consequences of stimulant use. Recently, researchers found that both cocaine- and psychostimulant-involved non-fatal overdose deaths with and without an opioid increased between 2006 and 2016. Moreover, in some settings, cocaine and other stimulants have been implicated in outbreaks of HIV among people who inject drugs. Join us for this half-day symposium with leading experts to examine the current state of the epidemiology of stimulant use as well as the current state of stimulant treatment, HIV and HCV risk among people who use stimulants, and implications for the HIV prevent and treatment.
Program Highlights:
- Treatment of Individuals with Stimulant Use Disorders
- Richard Rawson, PhD - University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
- Stimulant Use Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco: Epidemics, Responses, and Missed Opportunities Over the Decades
- Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD - University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
- Running with Scissors: Stimulant Use and Viral Suppression in the Era of HIV Treatment as Prevention
- Adam Carrico, PhD - University of Miami
- The Role of Persistent Methamphetamine Use in Stagnating HIV Prevention Among Men, Trans Women, and Trans Men Who Have Sex with Men
- Christian Grov, PhD, MPH - CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy