Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Presentations
A selection of presentations from the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at Nova Southeastern University.
To learn more about the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, visit their website here: http://arsh.nova.edu/index.html
Submissions from 2009
Partying on Rx: Changes in Prescription Drug Abuse and Mental Distress in a Natural History Study of Club Drug Users, Steven P. Kurtz, Daniel J O'Connell, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Whitney D Gunter
Nature of Diversion Activities among Prescription Drug Dealers, Maria A. Shields, Gladys E. Ibanez, Khary K Rigg, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Steven P. Kurtz
The Life and Times of the Prescription Drug Abuser, Maria A. Shields, Gladys E. Ibanez, Khary K Rigg, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 2008
Garifuna Pilgrimage and Identity Performance, Mance E. Buttram
A New Small Group Intervention for High Risk Urban MSM, Steven P. Kurtz
Mental Health Distress, Victimization, Sex-Drugs and HIV Risk among Gay and Bisexual Men, Steven P. Kurtz
Bang Costs $50 a Bean: Sources of Diverted Prescription Drugs in the Miami Club Culture, Steven P. Kurtz, James A Inciardi, and Hilary L Surratt
Heavy Opioid and Benzodiazepine Abusers in Miami's Club Scene: Overlapping Populations with Drug-Specific Health Status Predictors, Steven P. Kurtz, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Jonathon K. Kish
Young Adult Heterosexuals in Miami's Club Scene: A New High Risk Group for Sexual Transmission of HIV, Steven P. Kurtz, Hilary L Surratt, James A Inciardi, and J C Weaver
A New Intervention for Urban Substance-Using MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A. Inciardi
Understanding the Scope and Magnitude of Prescription Drug Diversion, Maria A. Shields, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, Steven P. Kurtz, and Gladys E. Ibanez
The Intersection of Sex and Substance Use among MSM: A Prevention Opportunity, J C Weaver, Steven P. Kurtz, and James A. Inciardi
Submissions from 2007
Completing the Circle: Garifuna Pilgrimage from St. Vincent and Yurumein, Mance E. Buttram
Identity in the Caribbean, Mance E. Buttram
Ecstasy Dependent Users Engage in More Sexual Risk Behaviors than Non-Dependent Ecstasy Users, M. Scott Fague, Arbi Ben Abdallah, Steven P. Kurtz, Jan Copeland, and Linda Cottler
The Diversion of Generic Prescription Opioids, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, Steven P. Kurtz, and Theodore J. Cicero
Caught Between Kansas and Oz: Theorizing High HIV Vulnerability among Urban Gay and Bisexual Men, Steven P. Kurtz
Methamphetamine Abuse Data from Two Ongoing Studies in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz
Regular Prescription Drug Misuse Signals Greater Health Problems among Miami Club Drug Users, Steven P. Kurtz, James A. Inciardi, and Hilary L. Surratt
Talking Across the Serostatus Divide: A New Intervention for Substance-using MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A Inciardi
Considerations in Developing an Intervention to Bridge Serostatus-Based Segregation among High Risk MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A. Inciardi
Talking Across the Serostatus Divide: A New Intervention for Substance-Using MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A. Inciardi
The Preliminary Field Trial of a New Intervention for Substance Using MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A. Inciardi
Patterns of Prescription Drug Misuse, Illicit Drug Use, and Mental Health Problems in the Miami Club Culture, Hilary L. Surratt, James A. Inciardi, and Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 2006
Puha Path: From Tippipah Village to Scrugham Peak, Mance E. Buttram
The Making of Garifuna Pilgrimage, Mance E. Buttram
Traditional Ethnogeological and Ethnobotanical Resource Use of Bandelier National Monument, Mance E. Buttram
Clients' Perceived Safety to Discuss Sexual Issues in a Mandated Drug Treatment Program, Frank Gurucharri, Steven P. Kurtz, and J C Weaver
Prescription Drug Abuse in the Miami Club Culture, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Steven P. Kurtz
Breaking the Grip: Treating Crystal Meth Addiction among Gay and Bisexual Men, Steven P. Kurtz
Drug Use and Sexual Risks among South Florida MSM: Qualitative Research Findings, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Methamphetamine in South Florida: Survey and Focus Group Findings, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Reconsidering Serostatus-Based Approaches to Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Report on Men's Crystal Methamphetamine Survey, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and Carla B. Hardnett
Submissions from 2005
Club Drugs and Sexual Risks: What is the Role of the Drug?, Steven P. Kurtz
Motivations and Consequences of Crystal Meth Use among Gay Men, Steven P. Kurtz
Motivations and Consequences of Crystal Meth Use among Gay Men, Steven P. Kurtz
The Sounds of Silence: Gay Men and HIV in the Third Decade, Steven P. Kurtz
Three-Site Study of Prescription Drug Abuse among Ecstasy Users, Steven P. Kurtz, Hilary L. Surratt, James A. Inciardi, Linda Cottler, and Jan Copeland
Crystal Meth and Sexual Risks among Gay Men Miami: Survey and Focus Group Findings, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Depression and Associated Health Problems among Ecstasy Users, Yamilka Lugo, Jennifer L. Syvertsen, and Steven P. Kurtz
The Sexual Risk Behaviors of Ecstasy Users in Miami, Florida, Jennifer L. Syvertsen, Yamilka Lugo, and Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 2004
Effectiveness of Two HIV/AIDS Interventions for Drug-Involved Women Sex Workers, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Steven P. Kurtz
Prescription Drug Abuse among Ecstasy Users in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz
Prescription Drug Abuse among Ecstasy Users in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz, James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, and Linda Cottler
Crystal Meth and Sexual Risk: Men Who Have Sex with Men in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Crystal Meth and Sexual Risks: Men Who Have Sex with Men in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz and J C Weaver
Getting 'Wired' for Social Connection: Gay Men, Aging, Crystal Meth and HIV Risks, Steven P. Kurtz, J C Weaver, and James A. Inciardi
Barriers to Health and Social Services for Street-Based Sex Workers, Hilary L Surratt, James A Inciardi, Steven P. Kurtz, and J C Weaver
Submissions from 2003
Crystal Meth Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors of MSM: Winter Party 2003, Steven P. Kurtz
The Effectiveness of Two Brief HIV Interventions in Reducing Drug Use and Sexual Risk Taking among Probationers, Steven P. Kurtz, Steven S. Martin, Hilary L. Surratt, and James A. Inciardi
Submissions from 2002
Sex Work, Drug Use and HIV in a Culture of Violence, Hilary L. Surratt, James A. Inciardi, Marion C. Kiley, and Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 1999
Author Meets Critic: Nancy Stoller's Lessons from the Damned: Queers, Junkies and Whores Respond to AIDS, Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 1998
Contextualizing Survey Research: 'Negotiated Safety' and the Sexual Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in South Beach, Steven P. Kurtz, Robert D. Webster, Abraham K. Buckley, and William W. Darrow
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Sexualities: Genders, Cultures, Generations and Sex, Arlene Stein, Steven P. Kurtz, and Lois P. West
Submissions from 1997
Impact of Counseling and HIV Testing on Insertive Anal Intercourse by HIV-Positive Homosexual Men, William W. Darrow, Robert D. Webster, Robert R. Stempel, and Steven P. Kurtz
Butterflies Under Cover: Cuban and Puerto Rican Gay Masculinities in Miami, Steven P. Kurtz
Respondents' Suggestions on How to Prevent the Spread of HIV, from the South Beach Health Survey, Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 1996
Patterns of Minoritization: The Application of Theories of Race and Ethnicity to Homosexual Men, Steven P. Kurtz
Submissions from 1995
Aspects of Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Sweetwater, Florida, Steven P. Kurtz