By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health
Opioid and drug misuse has profound economic and health consequences on Americans, including a rise in certain infectious diseases throughout our nation.
By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health
Among the hidden casualties of the nation’s opioid epidemic are outbreaks of HIV and HCV infections among people who inject drugs. Making medication-assisted substance abuse treatment more widely accessible can help people recover from substance use disorder as well as reduce the risk of HIV transmission among injection drug users.
By: Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New tools can help communicate statistics on HIV, viral hepatitis, & opioid-related trends: amfAR’s Opioid & Health Indicators database and CDC’s AltasPlus.
