BlogWatch PACHA Meeting Focused on HIV in Appalachia: September 2009-14-2023The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will convene for its 78th full council meeting next Wednesday, September 20...
BlogSAMHSA Invites Comments on Draft Harm Reduction Framework by Aug. 1408-02-2023Note: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for integrated programs to address the syndemic of HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, and subs...
BlogSAMHSA Funding Opportunity for Portable Clinical Care Services for Racial/Ethnic Minorities Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness06-26-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced a new funding opportunity that will support u...
BlogStill Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives05-30-2023Nearly 42 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a rare pneumonia in five gay men, marking the...
BlogSAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and HIV Services for Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Individuals04-06-2023The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently published a nearly $21 million funding opportunity...
BlogCDC Awards Funding to Strengthen the Nation’s Syringe Services Programs10-03-2022Cross-posted from CDC s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Dear Colleague: During September 2022...
BlogRegister Today for National Harm Reduction TA Center Information Session06-09-2022The National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center (NHRTAC) is hosting an information session on Monday, June 13, from 3:00-...
BlogHHS Announces Nearly $44 Million to Strengthen Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Populations at Risk for or Living with HIV/AIDS03-18-2022Cross-posted from HHS Newsroom Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental He...
BlogCDC Issues NOFO to Strengthen Syringe Services Programs03-16-2022CDC is working to increase access to harm reduction services for people who currently inject or have a history of injecting drugs...
BlogHRSA Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation11-03-2021The Health Resources and Services Administration s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applicatio...
BlogMethamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, NIH study finds09-22-2021Cross-posted from NIDA Press Office Patterns of methamphetamine use have become riskier, diversified across U.S. populationOverdos...
BlogNIDA Awards 2021 Avenir Awards for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV08-25-2021NIH s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced the 2021 recipients of the Avenir Awards for HIV/AIDS research. Th...
BlogNIDA 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...
BlogPodcast on Integrated HIV and Opioid Use Services06-23-2021Connecting Care, a podcast by a HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) project,...
BlogNIH-Funded Study Tests “One-Stop” Mobile Clinics to Deliver HIV, Substance Use Care06-16-2021Cross-posted from NIH Newsroom A clinical trial is underway in five U.S. cities to determine whether delivering integrated health...
BlogCDC Updates Information on COVID-19 and People with Substance Use Disorder: Highlights Value of Vaccination05-21-2021Cross-posted from the Addiction Policy Forum Blog Health officials have released an update that individuals with substance use dis...
BlogCo-located HIV Services Can Help Women Who Inject Drugs Access PrEP, Study Shows03-01-2021Cross-posted from the NIDA Newsroom A variety of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV. Source: NIAIDWhen taken daily, PrEP (pr...
BlogNew SAMHSA Guide Highlights HIV Prevention and Treatment for People with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders02-03-2021The HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among Peo...
BlogSAMHSA Authorizes Some CSAT Grantees to Use Funds for Self-Test Kits Amid Pandemic Response 06-10-2020The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has author...
BlogRegional Efforts to Support Syringe Services Programs in Vulnerable Communities04-08-2020Webinar series helps educate about the critical role of Syringe Services Programs in addressing the convergence of infectious disease and the opioid epidemic.