“Substance use and healthcare utilization across the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care cascade among black and latino men who have sex with men” has just been published in Substance Use & Misuse!
In this paper, the ways that substance (alcohol, cannabis, other drug) use is related to PrEP experiences across the PrEP Care Cascade was examined. Findings revealed that alcohol use and other drug use (e.g., cocaine) were each associated with lower PrEP awareness but also greater levels of adherence to PrEP. Similar patterns were also observed with healthcare utilization and number of partners, increases in each being associated with lower awareness but greater adherence. Conversely, cannabis use was associated only with discontinuation of PrEP use.
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