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09-29-2025Cross-posted from: SAMHSA NewsroomThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and…
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SAMHSA Awards $98M for Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative Pilot - Blog
CDC Awards Funding to Strengthen the Nation’s Syringe Services Programs 10-03-2022Cross-posted from CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionDear Colleague:During September 2022, CDC issued two awards totaling $7… - Blog
HRSA Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation 11-03-2021The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applications for the Rural Communities… - Blog
Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, NIH study finds 09-22-2021Cross-posted from NIDA Press OfficePatterns of methamphetamine use have become riskier, diversified across U.S. populationOverdose deaths involving… - 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
CDC Updates Information on COVID-19 and People with Substance Use Disorder: Highlights Value of Vaccination 05-21-2021Cross-posted from the Addiction Policy Forum Blog Health officials have released an update that individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) are at a… - Blog
New SAMHSA Guide Highlights HIV Prevention and Treatment for People with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders 02-03-2021The HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living with Substance Use… - Blog
SAMHSA Authorizes Some CSAT Grantees to Use Funds for Self-Test Kits Amid Pandemic Response 06-10-2020The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has authorized its Minority AIDS… - 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
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
Webinar: Syringe Service Programs – A Critical Public Health Intervention 07-18-2019Cross-posted from U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesSummary: The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health will host a webinar on July 30,… - 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
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 …