Podcast on Integrated HIV and Opioid Use Services
6-23-2021Connecting Care, a podcast by a HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) project, Strengthening Systems of Care …
Opioid Epidemic
NIH-Funded Study Tests “One-Stop” Mobile Clinics to Deliver HIV, Substance Use Care
6-16-2021Cross-posted from NIH NewsroomA clinical trial is underway in five U.S. cities to determine whether delivering integrated health services through mobile clinics…
On World AIDS Day, SAMHSA Renews Commitment to End the HIV Epidemic
12-7-2020Cross-posted from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationEstablished in 1988, World AIDS Day allows the people of the world to show support fo…
HRSA Publishes on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
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 …
Syringe Services Programs
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…
Facilitating Expansion of SSPs
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 …
Regional Efforts to Support Syringe Services Programs in Vulnerable Communities
4-8-2020Webinar series helps educate about the critical role of Syringe Services Programs in addressing the convergence of infectious disease and the opioid epidemic.
The Important Role of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers in Ending the HCV and HIV Epidemics
12-12-2019Technical assistance slide set helps educate substance use disorder treatment providers on their critical role in diagnosing and treating those with HCV and HIV…
Substance Misuse, Infectious Disease, and the Powerful Potential of Syringe Service Programs
11-8-2019Opioid and drug misuse has profound economic and health consequences on Americans, including a rise in certain infectious diseases throughout our nation.
MMWR Article: Racial/Ethnic and Age Group Differences in Opioid Involved Overdose Deaths Among Adults
11-1-2019Today, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report…