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Nearly 35 million people are estimated to be suffering from substance use disorders worldwide.

A study of gay and bi men with HIV in Australia who had been cured of hep C found they associated hep C with injection drug use.

The city is recommending that all people experiencing homelessness or using drugs get vaccinated to help prevent an outbreak.

Health care facilities serving people who use drugs are well-positioned to initiate hepatitis C testing. But they don’t.

Doctors are finding ways to diagnose and treat this difficult-to-reach demographic.

Health care facilities serving people who use drugs are well-positioned to initiate hepatitis C testing. But ’they don’t.

A research team has sought to address the critical lack of treatment guidelines for addressing HIV’s complex effects on aging.

A new report expresses disappointment with efforts at curbing drug production and addiction.

Factors associated with missing such initial medical appointments include having a mental health disorder and using drugs.

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

Could doing away with “Just Say No” tactics cut back on the number of young people struggling with addiction and hepatitis C?

An op-ed in Vox argues that treating addiction as a moral failure exacerbates the crisis.

Among those with hep C, factors such as smoking and unhealthy diets are responsible for perhaps half their excess mortality risk.

There are a couple of reasons why Hepatitis C infections have reached a 15-year high, according to the CDC.

The discussion focused on challenges that community organizations face in accessing hepatitis C prevention, care, and treatment services.

Lawrence County recently became the 7th county approved to operate a SSP but more counties must follow quickly.