#syringe exchange

The city has been slowly shutting down its syringe exchanges over the past two years. A recent New York Times report investigates why.

Ending the epidemic is going to require addressing the fact that certain individuals are at high risk of reinfection after a cure.

The programs hope to counter a recent spike in HIV and hepatitis C cases linked to injection drug use.

The 62 grantees help reduce HIV and hepatitis C cases stemming from injection drug use.

It mostly involved men who have sex with men, but the state also faces a major challenge with injection drug use.

At first, Jerome Adams was reluctant to support needle exchange programs. Now he champions them.

A new program offers intravenous drug users a low-pressure way of reducing their risk for HIV and hepatitis C.

The proposed law seeks to address recent increases in opioid use, hepatitis C and HIV infections across the state.

The Virginia Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to the region’s growing opioid epidemic.

Funding topics include HIV criminalization, “bathroom bills,” the rural South and ACT UP.

The judgment-free programs build trust with those affected by opioid addiction and help stem the tide of overdoses, HIV and hepatitis.

98 percent of the 220 counties most at risk of HIV and hep C outbreaks voted for Trump.

White heroin users are injecting at higher rates and are less likely to use harm reduction programs than their minority counterparts.

Lifting the entry ban for tourists and immigrants with HIV, releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, approving PrEP, and more.

But a worrisome proportion still shares needles, putting them at risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission.