College on Problems of Drug Dependence Scientific Meeting 2016

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Scientific Meeting will take place on June 11-16, 2016 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California. URBAN ARCH investigators will be attending this meeting to present on projects related to substance use in populations with HIV. In addition, several abstracts were selected to be presented at the 2016 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum held in conjunction with CPDD. 

NIDA International Forum Abstracts

Monday, June 13, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM | Flores

• Food insecurity and HIV progression among Russians with heavy alcohol consumption. Idrisov B, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Gnatienko N, Patts G, Bridden C, Chaisson C, Weiser S, Krupitsky E, Samet JH.
• Gender differences among PWID with regards to HIV transmission risk in St. Petersburg, Russia. Wagman J, Tsui JI, Cheng DM, Raj A, Gnatienko N, Blokhina E, Toussova O, Forman L, Lioznov D, Samet JH.

CPDD Abstracts

Monday, June 13, 2016 from 12:15-2:15PM | Poster Session I | Flores

• Food insecurity and HIV progression among Russians with heavy alcohol consumption. Idrisov B, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Gnatienko N, Patts G, Bridden C, Chaisson C, Weiser S, Krupitsky E, Samet JH.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 from 12:15 – 2:15PM | Poster Session II | Flores

• Gender differences among PWID with regards to HIV transmission risk in St. Petersburg, Russia. Wagman J, Tsui JI, Cheng DM, Raj A, Gnatienko N, Blokhina E, Toussova O, Forman L, Lioznov D, Samet JH.
• Sexual risk and substance use behaviors among partnered and non-partnered HIV-infected adults with substance dependence. Bazzi A, Sullivan M, Drainoni MD, Patts G, Ventura AS, Walley AY, Saitz R.

Thursday, June 16, 2016 from 10:15 – 10:30AM | Oral Communications 21 | Fiesta 6/8

• Polypharmacy and non-fatal overdose in patients with HIV infection and substance dependence. Kim T, Walley A, Ventura AS, Lerner G, Patts G, Heeren T, Saitz R.