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08-18-2023The 78th Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) full council meeting will convene in Charleston, West Virginia, on W...
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PACHA to Meet in West Virginia for Discussions on HIV in Appalachia on September 20 - Blog
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and HIV Services for Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Individuals 04-06-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently published a nearly $21 million funding opportunity... - Blog
HRSA Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation 11-03-2021The Health Resources and Services Administration s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applicatio... - Blog
HHS Secretary Becerra Announces New Overdose Prevention Strategy 10-28-2021Cross-posted from HHS Press Office Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra [October 27, 2021] announced the release of... - Blog
NIDA Funding Research on PrEP for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using Populations 08-03-2021NIH s National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for research projects on PrEP use amo... - Blog
Podcast on Integrated HIV and Opioid Use Services 06-23-2021Connecting Care, a podcast by a HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) project,... - Blog
NIH-Funded Study Tests “One-Stop” Mobile Clinics to Deliver HIV, Substance Use Care 06-16-2021Cross-posted from NIH Newsroom A clinical trial is underway in five U.S. cities to determine whether delivering integrated health... - Blog
On World AIDS Day, SAMHSA Renews Commitment to End the HIV Epidemic 12-07-2020Cross-posted from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationEstablished in 1988, World AIDS Day allows the people... - Blog
HRSA Publishes on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic 10-02-2020This month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishe... - Blog
Regional Efforts to Support Syringe Services Programs in Vulnerable Communities 04-08-2020Webinar series helps educate about the critical role of Syringe Services Programs in addressing the convergence of infectious disease and the opioid epidemic. - Blog
The Important Role of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers in Ending the HCV and HIV Epidemics 12-12-2019Technical assistance slide set helps educate substance use disorder treatment providers on their critical role in diagnosing and treating those with HCV and HIV… - Blog
Substance Misuse, Infectious Disease, and the Powerful Potential of Syringe Service Programs 11-08-2019Opioid and drug misuse has profound economic and health consequences on Americans, including a rise in certain infectious diseases throughout our nation. - Blog
MMWR Article: Racial/Ethnic and Age Group Differences in Opioid Involved Overdose Deaths Among Adults 11-01-2019Today, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Morbid... - Blog
HHS Secretary Azar, SAMHSA Assistant Secretary McCance-Katz Statements on Launch of FindTreatment.Gov 11-01-2019Yesterday, SAMHSAannounced the launch ofFindTreatment.gov, a newly designed website that will help connect Americans looking for substance abuse tre... - Blog
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 26 10-22-2019The nextNational Prescription Drug Take Back Daywill be October 26, 2019. NationalTake-Back Dayis a safe, convenient, and responsible wa... - Blog
Syringe Service Programs Are Safe, Effective, and Cost-Saving 06-26-2019Syringe services programs are part of the work to redress the public health crisis formed by the intersection of opioids and infectious disease. - Blog
CDC Releases Materials on Syringe Services Programs 05-24-2019CDCis releasing materials for use by health departments that provide information on the critical role of SSPs in prevention and treatment. - Blog
What’s Happening at the 2019 Rx Summit? Follow along on Social 04-23-2019Use social media to find out what's happening at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, the largest annual conference addressing the opioid crisis. - Blog
2019 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit 04-19-2019The annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit gathers stakeholders to discuss what’s working in drug abuse prevention and treatment. - Blog
Opioid Epidemic Is Increasing Rates of Some Infectious Diseases 04-12-2019The U.S. faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.