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Amazing Reactions to a “Queer Eye” HIV Disclosure

People with an opioid use disorder, in particular, had a tenfold higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19.

GMHC founder Larry Mass spills the dirt and names names about a controversy from the early years of the epidemic.

Overdose deaths rose by nearly 5% in 2019, and the pandemic could make matters worse.

It’s incredible how recalling the hope and enjoyment from three years ago can bring a smile to my face and make me feel re-nude.

There is no easy way to navigate life when you have mental health issues and complex traumas in your past.

Federal judge rules in favor of nonprofit seeking to open the country’s first overdose prevention facility.

He recently tried an experimental brain surgery to treat his alcohol addiction.

How dance helped heal my wounds from drug addiction and put me on a journey of telling stories through movement.

Then I remind myself: Esteemable acts build self-esteem.

Opioid use disorder is fueling a rise in youth hepatitis C cases and a stabilization of a long decline in HIV among people who use drugs.

The state will provide prisoners medication-assisted treatment to treat opioid use disorder and is creating more syringe services programs.

The center has provided housing, education and client services for more than 30 years.

Whether dancing with the Drag Race queens or raising HIV awareness, I began to feel hope for myself and others.

It’s a lot easier to fight addiction when you have a stable place to live.

It’s been a long, hard road—with HIV and PTSD—but I’ll never forget what it was like to need help.

Researchers followed people with a drug-injection history who had been cured of hepatitis C and were receiving addiction treatment.