Expanded Telehealth Services for OUD During the Pandemic Lessened Overdose Risk

Virtual care for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries decreased odds of ...

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Pandemic Continues to Impact Mental Health

COVID-19's impact on mental health and substance use disorders continues unabated, one expert highlighted at the ...

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

HCV High Among Pregnant Women Who Abuse Opioids

This is the first time that U.S. trends in HCV infection among pregnant women by opioid use disorder status have ...

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

HIV Infection Among Drug Users Falls, yet Risks Remain

Seven percent of people who injected drugs tested positive for HIV in 2015, down from 11% in 2012.

DECEMBER 4, 2018

President Signs SUPPORT Bill Against Opioid Abuse Today

H.R. 6 is a comprehensive bill that will support public health officials and providers in their fight against ...

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Too Few Teens, Young Adults Who Abuse Opioids Tested for HCV

Only one-third of U.S. adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder were screened for HCV and only 10% of ...

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Proposed Law Aims to Reduce Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse

Physicians hope that a bill now in the U.S. Senate will prevent the nation’s opioid epidemic from posing a ...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018