Steven P Kurtz

Datos Biográficos

ID163879
NOMBRESteven P Kurtz
NOMBRESSteven P
APELLIDOKurtz
FIRMAKURTZ S P
AFILIACIONESNova Southeastern University
ORCID0000-0002-4243-8129
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS39
TOTAL DE CITAS48
TOTAL COMO AUTOR39
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1998
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
ÍNDICE H4

  • Young Adult Nightclub Participants Who Attend Adult Entertainment Clubs

    Open AccessMance E Buttram, Matthew S Ellis et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    This secondary analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from an intervention trial study examines demographics, sexually transmitted infection (STI) history, substance use and sexual risk behaviors among young adult nightclub participants who do (n = 79) and do not (n = 419) frequent "strip" or adult entertainment clubs (AECs) in Miami, Florida. AEC patrons were older, and more likely to identify as Black race and report STI history. Compared to…

  • Descriptions of Gabapentin Misuse and Associated Behaviors among a Sample of Opioid (Mis)users in South Florida

    Mance E Buttram, Steven P KurtzARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2020

    Gabapentin has received increased attention due to a growing number of reports of misuse and diversion. However, significant details about gabapentin misuse are scant. Data are drawn from a mixed-methods study examining gabapentin misuse in South Florida. The sample includes 49 respondents who were age 18 or over and reported past year use of illicit opioids and/or the misuse of prescription opioid medications, as well as, recent (past 90 days) g…

  • Preliminary Evidence of Pregabalin Misuse among Prescription and/or Illicit Opioid (Mis)users

    Mance E Buttram, Steven P KurtzARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2020

    Pregabalin is approved for the management of neuropathic pain, partial-onset seizures, and fibromyalgia. Although it is considered to have low potential for abuse, reports of misuse of pregabalin are emerging. The present study contributes to this literature by presenting preliminary evidence of pregabalin misuse. Mixed method interviews were conducted with prescription and/or illicit opioid (mis)users who reported a history of pregabalin misuse …

  • Frequency of Group Sex Participation and Risk for HIV/STI Among Young Adult Nightclub Scene Participants

    Mance E Buttram, Maria E Pagano et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Sexual…2018

    Objectives: This study examines frequency of group sex participation and associated characteristics and behaviors among a sample of heterosexual young adult participants in Miami's nightclub scene (n = 498). Methods: Baseline survey assessments were analyzed using zero-inflated binomial regression. Results: Forty-one percent of the sample reported group sex participation history. Greater frequency of group sex is associated with buying sex, sex w…

  • Representations of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Informal Antiretroviral Medication Use for HIV Prevention, and Diversion on Geosocial Networking Apps among Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Open AccessMance E Buttram, Steven P KurtzARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • Substance Use Disorders, Violence, Mental Health, and HIV

    Open AccessKiyomi Tsuyuki, Eileen V Pitpitan et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2017

  • Motivations for Selling Ecstasy among Young Adults in the Electronic Dance Music Club Culture in Brazil

    Lysa Remy, Lysa S Remy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2017

    This article describes data on the motivations for selling ecstasy among young adults in the electronic dance music (EDM) club culture in Brazil. Individual interviews were conducted with 20 individuals recruited for their involvement in the EDM club scene. Eligible participants were aged 18-39 and reported ecstasy and/or LSD use one or more times in the past 90 days. Exclusion criteria included current treatment for drug/alcohol problems and cog…

  • Finding what works

    Maria A Levi-Minzi, Maria A Levi‐Minzi et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2016

    Female sex workers (FSWs) encounter numerous challenges in accessing health and social services. In this study of drug using, African American FSWs, the authors examine specific factors associated with health or social service linkage among participants in a randomized intervention trial. Respondent linkage was significantly associated with individual factors (living alone, severe internal mental distress, and traumatic victimization) and project…

  • Benzodiazepine Dependence among Young Adult Participants in the Club Scene Who Use Drugs

    Steven P Kurtz, Mance E Buttram et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2016

    Young adults ages 18-29 report the highest rates of benzodiazepine (BZD) misuse in the United States. The majority of club drug users are also in this age group, and BZD misuse is prevalent among participants in club scenes. This article examines BZD dependence and its correlates among young adult participants in the electronic dance music (EDM) culture in Miami, Florida, who use drugs. Structured interviews were with men and women (N = 356) ages…

  • Alternate Routes of Administration among Prescription Opioid Misusers and Associations with Sexual HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors

    Mance E Buttram, Steven P KurtzARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2016

    Literature suggests that young adult prescription opioid misusers who are using alternate routes of administration (e.g., snorting, injecting) may be engaging in sexual and non-sexual HIV risk behaviors. This study examines demographics, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and health and social problems associated with alternate routes of administration of prescription opioids among a sample of young adult prescription opioid misusers. Data are …

  • Medication adherence challenges among HIV positive substance abusers

    Hilary L Surratt, Catherine O’Grady et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    This study examines the prevalence of food/housing insecurity and its association with psychological, behavioral, and environmental factors impacting antiretroviral (ARV) medication adherence and diversion among substance using HIV+ patients in South Florida. Five hundred and three HIV+ substance abusers were recruited through targeted sampling. Participants completed a standardized instrument assessing demographics, mental health status, sex ris…

  • Environmental Influences on HIV Medication Adherence

    Hilary L Surratt, Steven P Kurtz et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Citada por: 6Referencias: 44

    Objectives. We hypothesized that highly disordered neighborhoods would expose residents to environmental pressures, leading to reduced antiretroviral (ARV) medication adherence. Methods. Using targeted sampling, we enrolled 503 socioeconomically disadvantaged HIV-positive substance users in urban South Florida between 2010 and 2012. Participants completed a 1-time standardized interview that took approximately 1 hour. We tested a multiple mediati…

  • A Mixed Methods Study of Health and Social Disparities Among Substance-Using African American/Black Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Open AccessMance E Buttram, Steven P KurtzARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2015Citada por: 7Referencias: 39

  • The Changing Face of Heroin Use in the United States

    Theodore J Cicero, Matthew S Ellis et al.ARTICLEJAMA Psychiatry2014

    Our data show that the demographic composition of heroin users entering treatment has shifted over the last 50 years such that heroin use has changed from an inner-city, minority-centered problem to one that has a more widespread geographical distribution, involving primarily white men and women in their late 20s living outside of large urban areas.

  • Vulnerable infected populations and street markets for ARVs

    Steven P Kurtz, Mance E Buttram et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    Widespread diversion of antiretroviral (ARV) medications to illicit markets has recently been documented among indigent patients in South Florida. The recent approval of ARVs for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to broaden these illicit markets, as high-risk individuals seek ARVs without a prescription or medical supervision. Nonadherence among diverters and unsupervised use of ARVs for treatment or PrEP increase risks of treatme…

  • The Demand for Antiretroviral Drugs in the Illicit Marketplace

    Open AccessKiyomi Tsuyuki, Hilary L Surratt et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Outcomes of a Behavioral Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk Among Drug-involved Female Sex Workers

    Open AccessHilary L Surratt, Catherine O’Grady et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Personal Mastery Among Sexual Minority African-American Female Sex Workers

    Mance E Buttram, Hilary L Surratt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social…2014Citada por: 2Referencias: 7

    Research among sexual minorities has traditionally examined problems such as substance use, HIV risk, mental health problems, and victimization. Among sexual minority street-based female sex workers, these vulnerabilities can be magnified. Grounded in theories of resilience, this study examines risk and protective factors associated with a high level of personal mastery among a vulnerable population of women. Data are drawn from baseline intervie…

  • Changes in method for obtaining better outcomes in the recruitment of synthetic drug users

    Lysa Remy, Lísia Von Diemen et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2013

    Objective: To describe the problems encountered and resolved in the course of using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), targeted canvassing (TARC), and ethnographic fieldwork (EFW) to recruit ecstasy and/or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) users. Method: This study is nested within a larger project designed to investigate the course of drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and psychiatric comorbidities in 240 ecstasy/LSD users. Eligible participants wer…

  • A Randomized Trial of a Behavioral Intervention for High Risk Substance-Using MSM

    Open AccessSteven P Kurtz, Ronald D Stall et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • HIV Risk Among Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW)

    Open AccessM Reuel Friedman, Steven P Kurtz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013

  • Antiretroviral Medication Diversion Among HIV-Positive Substance Abusers in South Florida

    Hilary L Surratt, Steven P Kurtz et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 12

    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 HIV-positive 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, H…

  • Resilience, Syndemic Factors, and Serosorting Behaviors among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Substance-Using MSM

    Steven P Kurtz, Mance E Buttram et al.ARTICLEAIDS Education2012

    Serosorting is commonly employed by MSM to reduce HIV risk. We hypothesize that MSM perceive serosorting to be effective, and that serosorting is predicted by resilience and inversely related to syndemic characteristics. Surveys included 504 substance-using MSM. Logistic regression models examined syndemic and resilience predictors of serosorting, separately by serostatus. For HIV-positive men, positive coping behaviors (P = .015) and coping self…

  • HIV risk among female sex workers in Miami

    Hilary L Surratt, Steven P Kurtz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    Street-based female sex workers constitute a vulnerable population for HIV, as they are often enmeshed in chronic patterns of substance use, sexual risk, homelessness, and violent victimization. This study examined the specific contributions of victimization history and abuse-related traumagenic factors to mental health functioning and sexual risk behaviors, while considering the impact of environmental risk factors as well. Using targeted sampli…

  • Migration, Neighborhoods, and Networks

    Open AccessJames E Egan, Victoria Frye et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011