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11-03-2021The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applications for the Rural Communities…
Opioid
HRSA Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation - Blog
NIDA Funding Research on PrEP for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using Populations 08-03-2021NIH’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… - Blog
Podcast on Integrated HIV and Opioid Use Services 06-23-2021Connecting Care, a podcast by a HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) project, Strengthening Systems of Care… - Blog
HRSA Publishes on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic 10-02-2020This month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a manuscript titled HRSA’s… - Blog
Regional Efforts to Support Syringe Services Programs in Vulnerable Communities 04-08-2020Cross-posted from Viral Hepatitis Blog, U.S. Dept of Health & Human ServicesApproximately 70 percent of new hepatitis C infections in the United States occur… - Blog
The Important Role of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers in Ending the HCV and HIV Epidemics 12-12-2019Cross-posted from Viral Hepatitis Blog, U.S. Dept of Health & Human ServicesSummary: Technical assistance slide set helps educate substance use disorder… - Blog
Substance Misuse, Infectious Disease, and the Powerful Potential of Syringe Service Programs 11-08-2019Cross-posted from U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesSummary: Opioid and drug misuse has profound economic and health consequences on Americans,… - Blog
MMWR Article: Racial/Ethnic and Age Group Differences in Opioid Involved Overdose Deaths Among Adults 11-01-2019Today, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report… - Blog
HHS Secretary Azar, SAMHSA Assistant Secretary McCance-Katz Statements on Launch of FindTreatment.Gov 11-01-2019Cross-posted from U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Press OfficeNote: Find information about HIV and substance use at HIV.gov's pages, Substance Use and… - Blog
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 26 10-22-2019Cross-posted from U.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationThe next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be October 26, 2019. National Take-Back Day is a… - Blog
Syringe Service Programs Are Safe, Effective, and Cost-Saving 06-26-2019The nation is experiencing a crisis at the intersection of opioids and infectious diseases. Large increases in drug use across the country have resulted not… - Blog
CDC Releases Materials on Syringe Services Programs 05-24-2019Cross-posted from National Prevention Information Network, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe opioid epidemic is one of the greatest public health… - Blog
What’s Happening at the 2019 Rx Summit? Follow along on Social 04-23-2019The Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, happening this week in Atlanta, GA, is an annual gathering of stakeholders to discuss what’s working in opioid prevention… - Blog
2019 Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit 04-19-2019Next week, from April 22–25, 2019, the annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit takes place in Atlanta. It gathers stakeholders to discuss what’s working in drug… - Blog
Opioid Epidemic Is Increasing Rates of Some Infectious Diseases 04-12-2019Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomThe United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain… - Blog
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Increasing Engagement in Substance Use Treatment for Minorities Living with or At-risk for HIV 03-06-2019The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) through its Center for Substance… - Blog
SAMHSA Urges Focus on Synergistic Epidemics of Substance Use Disorder, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis 02-13-2019Cross-posted from HHS Viral Hepatitis BlogIn a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to grantees of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration … - Blog
2 More Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Funding Opportunities: New Initiatives on Opioid Use Disorders and Sexually Transmitted Infections 01-23-2019The Health Resources and Services Administration's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) recently released two additional funding opportunity announcements with deadlines… - Blog
Novel Intervention Halves Rate of Death Among People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs 09-21-2018Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in… - Blog
Using Telemedicine to Combat the Opioid Epidemic 09-20-2018Cross-posted from Health IT BuzzEditorial Note: Among the hidden casualties of the nation’s opioid epidemic are outbreaks of HIV and HCV infections among…