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On this page you will find the latest relevant updates on a broad range of health and policy related topics, including HIV, hepatitis C, drug use, overdose prevention, harm reduction, drug treatment and criminal justice.
Announcing AIDS 2020: Virtual
30 Mar 2020
The health and safeguarding of our community is our highest priority. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), to be held on 6-10 July 2020, will become the first virtual edition of the International AIDS Conference
30 Mar 2020
The health and safeguarding of our community is our highest priority. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), to be held on 6-10 July 2020, will become the first virtual edition of the International AIDS Conference
Estimated 15,000 NYC Methadone Patients to Be Isolated. How Will They Get Meds?
29 Mar 2020
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on a daily basis for opioid use disorder.
29 Mar 2020
There are about 30,000 methadone patients in New York City, all taking methadone on a daily basis for opioid use disorder.
You are beautiful': the Kenyan beauty parlour serving female heroin users
18 Mar 2020
Pedicures, manicures and blow-drys bring women through the door to help them access rehabilitation
18 Mar 2020
Pedicures, manicures and blow-drys bring women through the door to help them access rehabilitation
Morphine shortage deepens the pain for cancer patients
7 Mar 2020
The Kenya Harmonised Health Facility Assessment report for 2018/19 indicates that cancer patients have to buy their own morphine or take the less effective paracetamols that are mostly available in both public and private hospitals across the country.
7 Mar 2020
The Kenya Harmonised Health Facility Assessment report for 2018/19 indicates that cancer patients have to buy their own morphine or take the less effective paracetamols that are mostly available in both public and private hospitals across the country.
THE WRONG WAY TO FIGHT THE OPIOID CRISIS
29 Feb 2020
People struggling with addiction who share a lethal dose of drugs are being prosecuted as killers.
29 Feb 2020
People struggling with addiction who share a lethal dose of drugs are being prosecuted as killers.
South Philadelphia to become site of nation’s first supervised-injection facility next week, organizers say
26 Feb 2020
The USA’s first supervised-injection site will open next week in S.Philadelphia, the site’s operators said Tuesday within hours of a federal judge’s entering a final ruling that the proposed facility would not violate federal law.
26 Feb 2020
The USA’s first supervised-injection site will open next week in S.Philadelphia, the site’s operators said Tuesday within hours of a federal judge’s entering a final ruling that the proposed facility would not violate federal law.
Los Angeles to dismiss 66,000 marijuana convictions
17 Feb 2020
Los Angeles moved this week to dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions, years after the state voted to legalize the drug.
17 Feb 2020
Los Angeles moved this week to dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions, years after the state voted to legalize the drug.
The Futile Cruelty of the US-Led Drug War in Afghanistan—What Now?
26 Jan 2020
A report published last month by the Washington Post confirmed what many already knew about the war on opium in Afghanistan: A staggering, costly failure.
26 Jan 2020
A report published last month by the Washington Post confirmed what many already knew about the war on opium in Afghanistan: A staggering, costly failure.
Opioid Deaths Rise When Auto Plants Close, Study Shows
5 Jan 2020
Research found 85 percent more deaths among those of prime working age in places where car factories closed compared with where they stayed open.
5 Jan 2020
Research found 85 percent more deaths among those of prime working age in places where car factories closed compared with where they stayed open.
Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fast
19 Dec 2019
The epidemic is driving new treatment strategies for the 2 million Americans addicted to opioids.
19 Dec 2019
The epidemic is driving new treatment strategies for the 2 million Americans addicted to opioids.
