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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…

1-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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. …

5-15-2017Alcohol and drug use can be harmful to the health of people living with HIV.

5-15-2017Drugs and alcohol play a role in HIV transmission. Learn why and how to lower that risk.

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…