Publications

Behavioral Treatment + Naltrexone Reduces Drug Use and Legal Problems in the Republic of Georgia

Keywords: Behavioral treatment Social structure Drug use Republic of Georgia
Title of journal: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Year: 2012 Volume: 38 Pages: 171-175

Author: Irma Kirtadze, David Otiashvili, Kevin E. O’Grady, Hendrée E. Jones,

Twice Stigmatized: Provider's Perspectives on Drug-Using Women in the Republic of Georgia

Keywords: Injection drug use Republic of Georgia Service providers Stigma Women
Title of journal: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Year: 2013 Volume: 45 Pages: 1-9

Author: Irma Kirtadze, David Otiashvili, Kevin E. O’Grady, William Zule, Evgeny Krupitsky, Other autors

Access to Treatment for Substance-Using Women in the Republic of Georgia: Socio-Cultural and Structural Barriers

Keywords: Treatment policies Women Substance abuse Barriers Republic of Georgia
Title of journal: International Journal of Drug Policy
Year: 2013 Volume: 24 Pages: 566-572

Author: David Otiashvili, Irma Kirtadze, Kevin E. O’Grady, William Zule, Evgeny Krupitsky, Other autors

Policing, Massive Street Drug Testing and Poly-Substance Use Chaos in Georgia - a Policy Case Study

Keywords: Policing Drug testing Drug market Home-made drugs Poly-substance use Policy analysis
Title of journal: Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
Year: 2016 Volume: 11 Pages: 1-12

Author: David Otiashvili, Mzia Tabatadze, Nino Balanchivadze, Irma Kirtadze,

Exploring the New Phenomena of Home-Made Extraction and Injection of Ephedra Plant Product in Georgia

Keywords: Ephedra plant Extraction Injection
Title of journal: Substance Use & Misuse
Year: 2017 Volume: 52 Pages: 1-4

Author: David Otiashvili, Irma Kirtadze, Dessa Bergen-Cico,

Republic of Georgia Estimates for Prevalence of Drug Use: Randomized Response Techniques Suggest Under-Estimation

Keywords: Randomized response techniques Drug use Self-report Surveys
Title of journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Year: 2018 Volume: 187 Pages: 300-304

Author: Irma Kirtadze, David Otiashvili, Mzia Tabatadze, Irina Vardanashvili, Lela Sturua, Other autors

Comprehensive Women-Centered Treatment for Substance Use Disorders in Georgia: Current Status and Future Directions

Keywords: Women Substance use treatment Policy
Title of journal: Journal of Substance Use
Year: 2015 Volume: 20 Pages: 367-374

Author: David Otiashvili, Irma Kirtadze, Kevin E. O’Grady, William Zule, Evgeny Krupitsky, Other autors

Perceived Acceptability of and Willingness to Use Syringe Vending Machines: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Out-of-Service People Who Inject Drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia

Keywords: Injection drug use HIV Syringe vending machine Tbilisi
Title of journal: Harm Reduction Journal
Year: 2019 Volume: 16 Pages: 1-12

Author: David Otiashvili, Irma Kirtadze, Irina Vardanashvili, Mzia Tabatadze, Allison Ober,

Use of Psychoactive Substances By Nightclub-and Festival-Goers in Georgia: Results of a Pilot Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Keywords: Club Drugs Online Survey Georgia
Title of journal: Adiktologie
Year: 2020 Volume: 20 Pages: 19-27

Author: David Otiashvili, Ada Beselia, Lika Kutelia, Tamar Mgebrishvili, Mzia Tabatadze, Other autors

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Illicit Drug Supply, Drug-Related Behaviour of People Who Use Drugs and Provision of Drug Related Services in Georgia: Results of a Mixed Methods Prospective Cohort Study

Keywords: COVID-19 Illicit drug supply Drug-use behaviour Georgia
Title of journal: Harm Reduction Journal
Year: 2022 Volume: 19 Pages: 1-15

Author: David Otiashvili, Tamar Mgebrishvili, Ada Beselia, Irina Vardanashvili, Kostyantyn Dumchev, Other autors