Chapter Thirteen NeuroHIV and Use of Addictive Substances

Publication date: 2014 Source:International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 118 Author(s): Sulie L. Chang , Kaitlyn P. Connaghan , Yufeng Wei , Ming D. Li In the past three decades, substance abuse has been identified as a key comorbidity of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. Many studies have found that the use and abuse of addictive substances hastens the progression of HIV-1 infection and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Advances in highly active antiretroviral therapy