Research & Interest

Steven Shoptaw is Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is Principal Investigator of a NIDA-funded center investigating medication development for stimulant abuse and of a cooperative agreement with NIDA to evaluate the sexual acquisition and transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases. Together with his community research partners, Dr. Shoptaw has been awarded several projects to evaluate the value of behavioral drug abuse treatment models as HIV prevention methods. Dr. Shoptaw also is Director of the Intervention Core of the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services and is Executive Director for Safe House, a residential facility for persons with HIV/AIDS who have co-occurring mental illness and/or chemical dependency, a project supported by the City of Los Angeles Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program.

Selected Publications

• Jaffe A., Shoptaw S., Stein JA., Reback CJ., Rotheram-Fuller E., Depression ratings, reported sexual risk behaviors, and Methamphetamine Use: Laten growth curve models of positive change among gay and bisexual men in an outpatient treatment program.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.

• Shoptaw S., Reback C., Methamphetamine Use and Infectious Disease Related Behaviors In Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for Interventions.  ADDICTION 2007 (Suppl. 1) 130-135. 

• Heinzerling K., Shoptaw S., Peck J., Yang X., Liu J., Ling W., (2006) Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Baclofen and Gabapentin for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence   2006 Dec 1; 85(3):177-84.

• Shoptaw S., Reback C., Associations between Methamphetamine Use and HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Model for Guiding Public Policy.  Journal of Urban Health. 2006 Nov;83(6):1151-7

• Shoptaw, S., Huber, A., Peck J.A., Yang, X., Liu, J., Roll, J., Shapiro, B., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Dang, J., Ling, W. (2006) Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Sertraline and Contingency Management for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence  Vol. 85 Issue 1 Oct 15, 2006.

• Shoptaw S, Klausner JD, Reback CJ, Tierney S, Stansell J, Hare CB, Gibson S, Siever M, King WD, Kao U, Dang J. (2006)   A Public Health Response to The Methamphetamine Epidemic: The Implementation of Contingency Management to Treat Methamphetamine Dependence. BMC Public Health. Aug 18;6:214.       

• Shoptaw, S., Reback, C.J., Peck, J.A., Yang, X., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Larkins, S., Veniegas, R.C., & Hucks-Ortiz, C. (2005). Behavioral treatment approaches for methamphetamine dependence and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among urban gay and bisexual men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78(2) May 2005:125-134.