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Steven Shoptaw is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and is primarily engaged in research within the field of Medicine. Their work covers various subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology.

The main research topics addressed by Shoptaw include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Shoptaw has published extensively, with frequent contributions appearing in notable venues such as:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • UNC Libraries
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Addiction

Recent papers linked to related research topics include:

  • Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration, 2022, World Psychiatry
  • Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Emerging evidence from a systematic review of safety of pre-exposure prophylaxis for pregnant and postpartum women: where are we now and where are we heading?, 2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • The opioid crisis and HIV in the USA: deadly synergies, 2021, The Lancet
  • Rapid Adoption of Low-Threshold Buprenorphine Treatment at California Emergency Departments Participating in the CA Bridge Program, 2021, Annals of Emergency Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Shoptaw's work include:

  • Pamina M. Gorbach
  • Marjan Javanbakht
  • Michael J. Li
  • David Goodman-Meza
  • Madhukar H. Trivedi

Best Publications

  • Social support, support groups, and the cancer patient

    Shelley E. Taylor;Roberta L. Falke;Steven J. Shoptaw;Rosemary R. Lichtman

  • Epidemiology, Sexual Risk Behavior, and HIV Prevention Practices of Men who Have Sex with Men Using GRINDR in Los Angeles, California

    Raphael J. Landovitz;Chi-Hong Tseng;Matthew Weissman;Michael Haymer

  • Behavioral treatment approaches for methamphetamine dependence and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among urban gay and bisexual men.

    Steven Shoptaw;Cathy J. Reback;James A. Peck;Xiaowei Yang

  • A Comparison of Contingency Management and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches During Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Cocaine Dependence

    Richard A. Rawson;Alice Huber;Michael McCann;Steven Shoptaw

  • Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration

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  • A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioral approaches for stimulant-dependent individuals.

    Richard A. Rawson;Michael J. McCann;Frank Flammino;Steven Shoptaw

  • A multi-center randomized trial of buprenorphine–naloxone versus clonidine for opioid detoxification: findings from the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network

    Walter Ling;Leslie Amass;Steve Shoptaw;Jeffrey J. Annon

  • Responding to global stimulant use: challenges and opportunities.

    Michael Farrell;Natasha K Martin;Natasha K Martin;Emily Stockings;Annick Bórquez;Annick Bórquez

  • An intensive outpatient approach for cocaine abuse treatment: The matrix model

    Richard A. Rawson;Steven J. Shoptaw;Jeanne L. Obert;Michael J. McCann

  • Specific Sex-Drug Combinations Contribute to the Majority of Recent HIV Seroconversions Among MSM in the MACS

    David G Ostrow;Michael W Plankey;Christopher Cox;Xiuhong Li

  • Randomized placebo-controlled trial of baclofen for cocaine dependence : Preliminary effects for individuals with chronic patterns of cocaine use

    Steven Shoptaw;Xiaowei Yang;Erin J. Rotheram-Fuller;Ya Ching M. Hsieh

  • Smoking cessation in methadone maintenance

    Steve Shoptaw;Erin Rotheram-Fuller;Xiaowei Yang;Dominick Frosch

  • Sexual HIV risk among gay and bisexual male methamphetamine abusers

    Dominick Frosch;Steven Shoptaw;Alice Huber;Richard A. Rawson

  • The methamphetamine epidemic: implications for HIV prevention and treatment.

    Grant Colfax;Steven Shoptaw

  • Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder

    Madhukar H Trivedi;Robrina Walker;Walter Ling;Adriane Dela Cruz

  • Correlates of HIV acquisition in a cohort of black men who have sex with men in the United States: HIV prevention trials network (HPTN) 061

    Beryl A. Koblin;Kenneth H. Mayer;Susan H. Eshleman;Lei Wang

  • Methamphetamine use and infectious disease-related behaviors in men who have sex with men: implications for interventions

    Steven Shoptaw;Cathy J. Reback

  • Application of Syndemic Theory to Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study

    Typhanye Penniman Dyer;Steve Shoptaw;Thomas E. Guadamuz;Michael Plankey

  • Baclofen as a Cocaine Anti-Craving Medication: A Preliminary Clinical Study

    Walter Ling;Steven Shoptaw;Dorota Majewska

  • Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of bupropion for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence

    Steven Shoptaw;Steven Shoptaw;Keith G. Heinzerling;Erin Rotheram-Fuller;Trevor Steward

  • Methamphetamine abuse as a barrier to HIV medication adherence among gay and bisexual men

    C. J. Reback;S. Larkins;S. Shoptaw

  • Psychiatric and substance dependence comorbidities, sexually transmitted diseases, and risk behaviors among methamphetamine-dependent gay and bisexual men seeking outpatient drug abuse treatment.

    Steven Shoptaw;James Peck;Cathy J. Reback;Erin Rotheram-Fuller

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Rawson
Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Martin Y. Iguchi
Martin Y. Iguchi Georgetown University
Daniel J. Feaster
Daniel J. Feaster University of Miami
Lara A. Ray
Lara A. Ray University of California, Los Angeles
Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman
Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Judith T. Moskowitz
Judith T. Moskowitz Northwestern University
Susan Buchbinder
Susan Buchbinder University of California, San Francisco

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