• Author: Olivia V. Fletcher
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Ethnoracial inequities in social stressors and patterns of alcohol use in a population of United States transgender Veterans

Abstract: Background: Due to marginalization, transgender and people of color living in the United States (U.S.) experience disparities in social determinants of health and mental …

Racialized differences in the prevalence of drug use disorder among transgender Veterans

Abstract: Aim: Structural discrimination and racism (SDR) influences health outcomes, like substance use, for transgender individuals and those with minoritized racial/ethnic …

Perspectives and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a community sample of Veterans with unhealthy alcohol use: Overall and across sexual orientation and gender identity

Abstract: Background: Unhealthy alcohol use is an independent, modifiable risk factor for HIV, but limited research addresses alcohol use and HIV prevention synergistically. Groups …

I thought cancer was a tobacco issue': Perspectives of Veterans with and without HIV on cancer and other health risks associated with alcohol and tobacco/nicotine use

Abstract: U.S. Veterans and people living with HIV (PWH) experience higher rates of unhealthy alcohol and tobacco/nicotine use than non-Veterans and people without HIV (PWoH). Both …

Receipt of medications for alcohol use disorder in the Veterans Health Administration: Comparison of rates at the intersections of racialized and ethnic identity with both sex and transgender status

Abstract: Objectives: Medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUDs) are recommended for patients with alcohol use disorder yet are underprescribed. Consistent with Minority Stress …

Perspectives of clinical stakeholders and patients from four VA liver clinics to tailor practice facilitation for implementing evidence-based alcohol-related care

Abstract: BackgroundUnhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is particularly dangerous for people with chronic liver disease. Liver clinics may be an important setting in which to provide …