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BeTobaccoFree.gov is a consumer guide to tobacco information, including health effects of tobacco, nicotine, and electronic cigarettes, and tips to quit tobacco use.and never start smoking.

Find an affordable health insurance plan that fits your budget and needs. Visit the Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov to get covered.

Most people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) don’t have symptoms until the later stages of the infection.  Learn how HHS is combating the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis.

Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue, but preventive actions can reduce opioid abuse in the United States. Learn more about pain management, prescription opioids and heroin, treatment and recovery, and overdose response. The site includes resources for health professionals, law enforcement, parents, and others.

HIV/AIDS information from the Federal government about prevention, testing, treatment, research, and how social media is being used in response to HIV/AIDS. HIV.gov also includes a Service Locator, a location-based search tool for finding HIV testing sites and care services.

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 requires health insurers and group health plans to provide the same level of benefits for mental and/or substance use treatment and services that they do for medical/surgical care and was expanded so that qualified plans offered on the Health Insurance Marketplace cover many behavioral health treatments and services.