#Opioids

Living with chronic pain not only drags down quality of life, but it is also linked to poorer HIV-related health outcomes.

He said it would enable drug use, but Jeff Sessions also influenced the veto.

Researchers analyzed data on more than a quarter of a million teens and young adults attending federally qualified health centers.

Though not as great as Republicans claim, the opioid legislation includes victories for drug user advocates.

Baby boomers still make up the largest bloc of those with the virus, but youths’ injection drug use is sending their infection rates upward.

More than 72,300 Americans died last year as a result of a drug overdose.

Using opioid medication treatment such as methadone appears to lower this risk.

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

Four years ago, nearly 200 people contracted HIV in Indiana’s opioid-related outbreak.

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.

The 2018 annual survey also shows prescription drug abuse is expanding and opioid-related deaths are on the rise.

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

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

An alarmingly high proportion of the HIV population is apparently at risk of prescription pill–driven opioid addiction.