Injection Drug Use

8-3-2021NIH’s National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for research projects on PrEP use among people who use drugs with go…

10-2-2020This month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a manuscript titled HRSA’s …

7-13-2020The nation is experiencing a public health crisis involving the misuse of prescription opioid pain relievers as well as heroin and fentanyl. This misuse has led…

5-27-2020The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) has launched an effort led by the 10 Regional Health Administrators (RHAs) to support the expansion …

7-18-2019The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health will host a webinar on July 30: Syringe Service Programs – A Critical Public Health Intervention.

7-5-2019July 15 is the last day to submit abstracts that look at injection drug use. CDC details how to submit your abstract. 

6-26-2019Syringe services programs are part of the work to redress the public health crisis formed by the intersection of opioids and infectious disease. 

5-24-2019CDC is releasing materials for use by health departments that provide information on the critical role of SSPs in prevention and treatment. 

4-19-2019The annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit gathers stakeholders to discuss what’s working in drug abuse prevention and treatment.

4-12-2019The U.S. faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.