Syringe Services Programs: Effective for HIV Prevention
12-5-2016Summary: According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, only 1 in 4 people who inject drugs (PWID) in 22 US cities reported getting all their needles from sterile sou…
Opioid Epidemic
Federal Work Group Looks to Future of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
4-1-2016Viral hepatitis is a growing public health problem in the United States. This increase is being fueled in part by the widespread epidemic of opioid abuse that i…
President Obama Addresses Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic
3-29-2016
In remarks delivered at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, this afternoon President Obama discussed a range of actions being …
HHS Releases Guidance for Syringe Services Programs
3-29-2016The United States is experiencing a growing opioid epidemic, which has made many communities vulnerable to outbreaks of HIV and viral hepatitis among people who…
HHS awards $94 million to health centers to help treat the prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic in America
3-17-2016Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers in 45 states, the …
Califf, FDA top officials call for sweeping review of agency opioids policies
2-5-2016Editor’s Note: Reducing opioid misuse not only reduces deaths from overdose but is also key to reducing new HIV and viral hepatitis infections among perso…
HCV Current Initiative: Addressing the National Epidemics of Prescription Opioid misuse and Hepatitis C through Unique Partnerships
9-29-2015Recently, there has been a spotlight on America’s prescription opioid misuse and overdose epidemics. However, too often, people remain unaware of the related …
The Importance of Integrating HIV and Addiction Treatment
7-21-2015Great progress has been made in reducing the number of new HIV infections and transforming the disease into a manageable and livable condition, but we still hav…
Hepatitis C Infection Among Young Injection Drug Users: Addressing an Emerging Trend
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.…