#addiction

The harm reduction facility could be the first in the nation.

My first sober New York City Pride changed my life thanks to Miss Hell’s Kitchen and the untampered enthusiasm I felt in the Pride Parade.

A group of experts has issued a call to arms, spotlighting missed opportunities for addiction treatment in hospital settings.

A major mitigating factor may be treating HIV with antiretrovirals.

June 23rd, 2014, when I found my strength in my weakness.

A recent study provided extended-release naltrexone along with counseling to HIV-positive individuals.

A speedy overview of the major scientific findings presented at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam (AIDS 2018)

With such outbreaks occurring around the world, experts worry that complacency will add fuel to the fire.

I pretended I wasn’t scared of anything, but I feared everything.

Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to climb back to the top, and at this point in 2014, I was headed straight for rock bottom.

I was headed somewhere, but the destination was to nowhere.

My addiction was becoming unmanageable, but I had no idea.

Called Drug Relief, the device uses needles positioned in the ear to provide stimulation.

ME: “I only use meth like once a month. It’s not a big issue.” MY FRIENDS: “Girl, are you crazy? Meth is serious. You need help.”

Compared with the general population, they have much higher rates of death from HIV, viral hepatitis and other causes during this time.

I tried suicide because I was depressed from the booze I guzzled. Why is substance use absent from the suicide & depression conversation?