Eugene M Dunne

• PhD
• Professor (Assistant) at Temple University

Objective: Prescription opioid misuse has become a significant public health issue. Previous research has examined predictors of prescription opioid use and misuse among former National Football League (NFL) players. The present study aimed to describe how reasons for prescription opioid use while in the NFL corresponds to use and misuse in retire...

Background: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) often experience psychological stress associated with disease management. This meta-analysis examines the benefits of yoga interventions on psychological distress among PLWHA. Methods: Included were studies that (a) evaluated a yoga intervention in PLWHA; (b) provided between-group or within-group...

This study explored whether telephone-delivered mindfulness training (MT) to promote medication adherence and reduce sexual risk behavior was feasible for and acceptable to people living with HIV. Participants (N = 42; 50% female; M age = 47.5 years) were randomized to MT or health coaching (HC). Pre- and post-intervention, and at 3-month follow-up...

People living with HIV (PLWH) experience higher rates of comorbid chronic pain conditions compared to the general population. Managing HIV and chronic pain, two stigmatized health conditions, can exacerbate physical and psychological suffering. The current qualitative study was designed to increase our understanding of the experience of living with...

The primary aims of the present study were to assess ADHD history as a risk factor for earlier initiation and current use of licit and illicit substances among a sample of drug using adults. It was hypothesized that ADHD history would accelerate the Gateway Theory of drug use. Participants included 941 drug-using African American and Caucasian indi...

Background Approximately one-half of all adults with HIV experience chronic pain. Needed are nonpharmacological approaches to improve pain management in this population. Methods For this study, we conducted in-depth qualitative interviews (n = 20) with thirteen adults with HIV and 7 HIV care providers regarding their perceptions of Tai Chi for chr...

This study evaluated the association between impulsivity and linkage to HIV care among Russians living with HIV recruited from an inpatient narcology hospital. Linking Infectious and Narcology Care (LINC) study participants who completed the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) were included in these analyses. The primary independent variable was impu...

People living with HIV (PLWH) often experience mental health concerns as well as difficulties with medication adherence; they also report barriers to receipt of health services. Telephone-delivered interventions can overcome some of these barriers. To obtain patients' perspectives on telephone-delivered behavioral health services, we conducted a qu...

This study examined the association between symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and substance use among 932 people living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida. PLWH completed a 45-minute questionnaire assessing demographics, symptoms of GAD and depression, and use of substances including alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, crack/cocaine, and injection...

Background Many retired National Football League (NFL) athletes manage pain with opioids during their playing careers and in retirement, though the longitudinal association between opioid use and health outcomes pertinent to an NFL career are not yet known. This study aimed to assess the relationship between opioid use in 2010 and current use, depr...

The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy of complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches for reducing pain intensity (primary outcome) and depressive symptoms (secondary outcome) as well as improving physical functioning (secondary outcome) among U.S. military personnel living with chronic pain. Studies were retrieved from b...

Tobacco use is rarely addressed in community mental healthcare despite high patient smoking prevalence. Community mental health centers have systems in place that could be used to comprehensively address tobacco use. This study tested feasibility of, satisfaction with, and safety of proactive tobacco treatment (tobacco outreach to offer connection...

Objective: African-American adolescents experience higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared to same-age Caucasian peers. Substance use, sensation seeking, and depression have all been linked to risky sexual practices. Theory suggests that problem-solving skills may help to buffer against these risk factors. Method: To test...

Despite advances in HIV antiretroviral medications, some patients do not achieve adequate medication adherence or suppressed viral load. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between factors of impulsivity and medication non-adherence. It was hypothesized that impulsivity would have a direct association with non-adherence, after ac...

Life satisfaction is linked to premature morbidity and mortality and it may be compromised for individuals living in economically-disadvantaged, urban neighborhoods. The present study explores how behavioral and social-environmental health factors are associated with life satisfaction among a sample of African American young adults. Participants (N...

We examined the influence of age on associations between affective states, social support, and alcohol use by age cohorts. We recruited 96 older Black adults living with HIV from the southeastern United States in 2013 and 2014. Participants completed questionnaires assessing demographics, psychological function, and substance use. Hierarchical regr...

Estimates suggest 30% of adults report the highest levels of loneliness. Though men are more likely than women to use illicit substances and engage in heavy drinking, the prevalence of substance use in women is growing and their escalation toward dependence occurs more rapidly. Loneliness and substance use have greater relevance within the HIV+ pop...

Background: Recent studies have reported high rates of Trichomonas vaginalis among middle age and older adults. Though trichomoniasis risk factors in this age cohort remain largely unknown, illicit drug use has been associated with increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The number of mid-older adults using illicit drugs has...

Drug addiction continues to be a major public health problem: more than 20 million Americans aged 12 or older use illicit drugs (NCADD). While much attention is given to treatment and prevention, limited attention is given to the work drug users themselves conduct in order to quit. Most drug users have tried to quit using drugs at some point, and m...

Background and objectives: The first aim of this study was to compare self-reported causes of homelessness between veterans and nonveterans. A second aim examined whether homeless male veterans were more likely than homeless male nonveterans to experience current problems with addictions, mental health, and physical health. Additionally, a third a...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is primarily spread through risky injection practices, including sharing needles, cookers, cottons, rinse water, and the practice of backloading. An important aspect of harm reduction for people who inject drugs (PWID) is to identify factors that contribute to safer injection. Planning ability may influence risky injection p...

The present study (N=234) found that number of cigarettes smoked per day was associated with positive urinalysis for marijuana, cocaine, and opiates. This suggests that cigarette smoking is highly correlated with current drug use and may serve as an important comorbidity to address in treatment.

Research has shown that early initiation of substance abuse has negative impacts on school performance and is predictive of substance abuse in adulthood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between school-related variables and problematic substance use among adolescents in an urban setting. Adolescent participants (M age =...

Aims: Research has shown that alcohol outcome expectancies are predictive of heavy alcohol consumption, which can lead to risky behavior. The purpose of the present study was to assess the incidence of various low-risk social behaviors while drinking among college students. Such social behaviors may later be regretted (referred to as regrettable so...

The study aimed to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the value for combining normative neuropsychological and neuroradiological measures for clinical purposes. We present the case of “CL,” a 65-year-old, right-handed, Caucasian female referred for a neuropsychological evaluation of memory difficulties and depression wi...

Background: African American female drug users are more likely than African American male drug users to exhibit frontal-executive deficits. The present study sought to test whether African American female drug users who have impairments in executive functioning have a higher risk of lifetime drug use. Methods: A series of secondary data analyses...

BACKGROUND: African American men experience disproportionate HIV infection in the US. Impaired planning ability, an executive function measured by the Tower of London (TOL) neuropsychological test, is a modifiable risk factor that may contribute to drug and sex risk, and, in turn, HIV infection in this population. METHODS: Using baseline data of...

Trading sex for money, drugs, goods, services, or a place to stay is prevalent among women who use drugs and has been associated with women's risk of HIV acquisition. There is evidence that trading sex for drugs only may be associated with elevated risk of HIV compared with trading sex for money. The purpose of this study was to assess whether HIV...

Aim: To measure associations between impaired executive functioning (e.g., planning ability) measured by the Tower of London (TOL) and risky injection practices and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among injection drug users (IDU). Hypothesis: Among male and female IDUs, impaired executive function (EF) will be associated with risky injection and HCV. Met...

AIMS: To assess whether cognitive flexibility mediates the relationship between needle sharing and Hepatitis C (HCV) infection among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. METHOD: A secondary data analysis of injection drug users (N = 628; 55.7% African American; 56.1% male, mean age = 32.9) enrolled in a NIDA-funded NEURO-HIV Epidemiologic s...

Background: While the association between outcome expectancies and drinking is well documented, few studies have examined whether evaluations of expected outcomes (outcome evaluations) moderate that association. Objectives: The present study tested the hypotheses that outcome evaluations moderate the outcome expectancy-drinking association and t...

Abstract The current study examined the correlates of knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission through breast milk among drug-dependent pregnant women. There is a tremendous need to examine the knowledge about HIV transmission through breastfeeding among this largely understudied, but high-risk subset of pregnant women in ord...

College students across the U.S. engage in nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) at increasing rates. While it has been found that use is frequently motivated by a belief that stimulants will act as a study aid, little is known about predictors of NMUPS. The present study addressed impulsivity, outcome expectancies, and evaluations of e...