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Still Reaching: The Syndemics that Complicate and Characterize How Drugs and HIV Intersect in People’s Lives 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 Prevention Dear Colleague: Dur...Register Today for National Harm Reduction TA Center Information Session 06-09-2022CDC Issues NOFO to Strengthen Syringe Services Programs 03-16-2022SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grant Funding Opportunity to Help Address the Nation’s Substance Use and Overdose Epidemic 12-09-2021NIDA Awards 2021 Avenir Awards for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV 08-25-2021Now Available: EHE July Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar Presentation & Recording 08-11-2021Ending the HIV Epidemic Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar - July 14th 07-13-2021Learn More About the Impact of Syringe Service Programs to Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. in Next Week’s EHE Stakeholder Webinar 07-08-2021SAVE THE DATE: The Next EHE Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar is July 14th 06-30-2021Syringe Services Programs: Technical Package 12-21-2020CDC released a Syringe Services Programs technical package, providing evidence of the effectiveness of strategies and approaches to support the successful plann…Regional Efforts to Support Syringe Services Programs in Vulnerable Communities 04-08-2020Webinar series helps educate about the critical role of Syringe Services Programs in addressing the convergence of infectious disease and the opioid epidemic.Substance Misuse, Infectious Disease, and the Powerful Potential of Syringe Service Programs 11-08-2019Opioid and drug misuse has profound economic and health consequences on Americans, including a rise in certain infectious diseases throughout our nation.Webinar: Syringe Service Programs – A Critical Public Health Intervention 07-18-2019The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health will host a webinar on July 30: Syringe Service Programs – A Critical Public Health Intervention.Syringe Service Programs Are Safe, Effective, and Cost-Saving 06-26-2019Syringe services programs are part of the work to redress the public health crisis formed by the intersection of opioids and infectious disease.CDC Releases Materials on Syringe Services Programs 05-24-2019CDCis releasing materials for use by health departments that provide information on the critical role of SSPs in prevention and treatment.Infectious Disease Consequences of the Opioid Crisis Explored at 3rd Plenary Session at CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference featuring Assistant Secretary for Health 03-22-2019The Assistant Secretary of Health, ADM Brett Giroir, MD, and CDC’s Dr. Jonathan Mermin discussed the infectious disease consequences of the opioid crisis.Seizing Opportunities in Viral Hepatitis Can Save Lives 01-04-2017During my remarks, I reviewed several significant recent federal actions supporting movement toward hepatitis elimination that the Coordinators can, hopefully,.…Join CDC's Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference! 12-12-2016Syringe Services Programs: Effective for HIV Prevention 12-05-2016