Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Its Associations with Sexually Transmitted Infections Among GBM

Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Its Associations with Sexually Transmitted Infections Among GBM: Identifying Modifiable Treatment Targets

Aim: The goal of this multiphase biopsychosocial study is to examine Crystal Methamphetamine(CM) use and bacterial STIs and provide promising interventions to intervene in the GBM CM use and STI syndemic.

Principal Investigators: Hart, Trevor A; Burchell, Ann N; Flores-Aranda, Jorge M; Souleymanov, Roustam

Co-investigators: Berlin, Graham W; Bertrand, Karine; Card, Kiffer G; Deng, Yangqing; Dermody, Sarah S; Goyette, Mathieu; Grace, Daniel; Grey, Cornel; Lafortune, David; Milot, David-Martin; Moore, David M; Noor, Syed W; Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna P; Stewart, Sherry H; Tan, Darrell H; Wardell, Jeffrey D

Funded by SSHRC

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