Alcohol and Drug Use and HIV Risk
5-30-2018Drugs and alcohol play a role in HIV transmission. Learn why and how to lower that risk.
Injection Drug Use
Dr. Redonna Chandler Selected to Lead AIDS Research Program at NIDA
2-21-2018Dr. Redonna Chandler has been named director of the AIDS Research Program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Hea…
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity to Integrate Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment with HIV Primary Care and Prevention
1-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal…
Syringe Services Programs
9-20-2017The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is committed to working with grantees and partners to reduce the spread of HIV and viral hepatitis in the…
FDA Requests Removal of Opana ER for Risks Related to Abuse
6-29-2017Crossposted from FDA Newsroom
Note: Earlier this month, the FDA requested that a drug company remove an opioid pain medication, Opana ER, from the market bec…
New OMH Funding Opportunity: Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative
6-1-2017Improving the health of racial and ethnic minority persons is a core focus of what we do in our HIV and viral hepatitis policies and programs, given the disprop…
HIV Prevention Activities
5-20-2017An estimated 37,600 HIV infections are diagnosed each year, according to the most recent CDC data. The Federal approach to reducing new HIV infections is based …
Interconnected, Intertwined, and Colliding: Co-Occurring Epidemics of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Opioids
5-17-2017I have to admit it. I’ve been feeling a little daunted about how much ground we have lost to the opioid epidemic, as we struggle against viral hepatitis. …
Alcohol and Drug Use
5-15-2017Alcohol and drug use can be harmful to the health of people living with HIV.
National Drug Abuse Summit to Address Infectious Disease Consequences of Opioid Crisis
3-15-2017The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit will take place on April 17-20, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. (The conference is often referred to as the Hal Roger…