2-12-2014This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its draft recommendation statement pertaining to hepatitis B screening, recommending screenin…
1-31-2014 Dr. Ronald ValdiserriA recent study by researchers from the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health revealed that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain inf…
12-1-2013 NIDA displays panels from the AIDS Memorial QuiltDecember 1 is World AIDS Day. At NIDA, we always stress the principle that drug abuse treatment is AIDS preven…
10-24-2013Throughout September’s observance of National Recovery Month, individuals, organizations, and communities across the nation celebrated recovery from mental he…
6-13-2013The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today published in the weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report interim guidance for the use of Preexpos…
6-13-2013A daily dose of a medication used to treat HIV infection reduced the risk of HIV acquisition among people who inject drugs by 49 percent. Those who took the med…
6-5-2013In recent years, there has been an emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among young injection drug users (IDU) in rural and suburban settings.…
5-30-2013 Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., and Jag Khalsa, Ph.D.Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver failure and liver transplantation in the United States…
2-25-2013 Dr. Ronald ValdiserriLast week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) anno…
1-30-2013 Dr. Jacques NormandIncorporating rapid HIV testing in drug treatment programs is both cost effective and increases life expectancy for an HIV-positive person, …