Interconnected Health Problems - Integrated Solutions: Opioid Crisis and Infectious Diseases | HIV.gov

Interconnected Health Problems - Integrated Solutions: Opioid Crisis and Infectious Diseases | HIV.gov

Integrating Infectious Disease Prevention and Treatment into the Opioid Response July 17, 2018 – HHS Newsroom The opioid crisis in the United States is devastating the lives of millions of Americans. Perhaps overshadowed by the alarming rise in overdoses and deaths is the accompanying numbers of injection-related infectious diseases. Opioid overdose deaths increased fivefold from 1999 to 2016, and new hepatitis C infections more than tripled from 2010 to 2016... [READ MORE]

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Free CME Courses Available Now! July 18, 2018 – CDC Did you know that CDC’s Act Against AIDS (AAA) campaigns offer free continuing medical education opportunities for clinicians? AAA is currently featuring three new web-based courses. If you’re interested in PrEP, improving care and prevention for your transgender patients, screening patients with HIV for mental health and substance use issues—or all three, AAA has a course for you... [READ MORE]