Opioid Epidemic Is Increasing Rates of Some Infectious Diseases
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.
People Who Inject Drugs
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Increasing Engagement in Substance Use Treatment for Minorities Living with or At-risk for HIV
3-6-2019SAMHSA has issued a funding opportunity announcement to support substance use treatment service delivery to racial/ethnic minority individuals at risk for or li…
SAMHSA Urges Focus on Synergistic Epidemics of Substance Use Disorder, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis
2-13-2019SAMHSA chief urges grantees and partners to address infectious diseases as integral part of the response to the substance use disorders epidemic.
Science, Money, Strategy, Tools, & Consequences: 5 Themes from 2018’s Most-Read Posts on the Federal Response to HIV
12-26-2018As 2018 draws to an end, we’ve been looking back at the most-viewed blog posts of the year; this year, they seemed particularly interested in posts about …
Novel Intervention Halves Rate of Death Among People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs
9-21-2018An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV wh…
Substance Use and HIV Risk
8-27-2018Injection drugs and other substances play a role in HIV transmission. Learn why and how to lower that risk.
Hidden Casualties Webinars Now Available
5-11-2018This year, OHAIDP has been focused on facilitating conversations about what a comprehensive response to the national opioid overdose crisis looks like and how t…
Dr. Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, Addresses Infectious Disease & Opioid Crisis at National Academies Workshop
5-9-2018The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) explored the relationship between the opioid crisis and increases in viral he…
New CDC Resources: HIV & HCV Outbreak Detection and Response
5-9-2018This guide outlines strategies to detect and investigate a possible outbreak and includes considerations for developing an outbreak response plan to minimize th…
Viral Suppression Among Youth and People Who Inject Drugs Is Improving, But Results Are Still Below the National Average
3-16-2018Recently we took a close look at the improvement that has been made in the overall percentage of people diagnosed with HIV who have achieved viral suppression i…