Puerto Rican Syndemics: Opiates, Overdoses, HIV, and the Hepatitis C Virus in a Context of Ongoing Crises

Camila Gelpí-Acosta; Carlos E Rodriguez-Diaz; Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez; Roberto Abadie

doi:10.2105/ajph.2019.305487

Puerto Rican Syndemics

Opiates, Overdoses, HIV, and the Hepatitis C Virus in a Context of Ongoing Crises

Bibliographic Data

ID	11040170
Authors	Camila Gelpí-Acosta (Camila Gelpí-Acosta is with the Center for Drug Use and HIV and HCV Research, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, and the Department of Social Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), Long Island City. Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC. Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez is a PhD candidate at The New School for Social...), Carlos E Rodriguez-Diaz (0000-0001-6333-0654, Camila Gelpí-Acosta is with the Center for Drug Use and HIV and HCV Research, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, and the Department of Social Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), Long Island City. Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC. Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez is a PhD candidate at The New School for Social...), Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez (0000-0003-1288-7684, Camila Gelpí-Acosta is with the Center for Drug Use and HIV and HCV Research, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, and the Department of Social Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), Long Island City. Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC. Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez is a PhD candidate at The New School for Social...), Roberto Abadie (Camila Gelpí-Acosta is with the Center for Drug Use and HIV and HCV Research, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, and the Department of Social Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), Long Island City. Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz is with the Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC. Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez is a PhD candidate at The New School for Social...)
Year	2020
Volume	110
Issue	2
Pages	176-177
Publication date	2020-02-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
Publisher	American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI	10.2105/ajph.2019.305487
Language	EN
Citations received	8
References cited	5

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Puerto Rican Syndemics

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Y no quedó nada, nada de la casa, todo salió volando” (And there was nothing left, nothing of the house, everything flew away)

Acceptability and Effectiveness of Hepatitis C Care at Syringe Service Programs for People Who Inject Drugs in New York City

Silenced stories of illicit drug use in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Hustlers and tricksters

Risk of Drug Overdose Mortality for Island-Born and US-Born Puerto Ricans, 2013–2019

Covid-19 risks among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico

Drug overdose mortality among stateside Puerto Ricans

Racial Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Outcomes Among Hispanic/Latino Persons with HIV-United States, 2015-2020

Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs

Rural and urban injection drug use in Puerto Rico

Injection risk norms and practices among migrant Puerto Rican people who inject drugs in New York City

Maria in Puerto Rico

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