#Opioids

New Medicaid Policy Will Help States Better Fight the Opioid Crisis

A new study finds strong support for the harm reduction strategy among those most likely to use them.

Surprise: GOP health chief backs needle exchanges as prevention. But the health secretary does not support safe injection sites.

A recent article in The Seattle Times asks why.

Needle exchanges are being endorsed and legalized in a number of red states.

The spray requires no medical training.

The film, which is airing on PBS’s Independent Lens, explores the challenges of rural health care.

This is according to two studies of real-world use of the hepatitis C regimen.

“This is a step in the right direction, but more work needs to be done.”

But the health secretary does not support safe injection sites.

This finding follows a recent study indicating that syphilis is on the rise among heterosexual people who inject drugs.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration cited a long commute and time away from family as reasons to step down.

Check out this long read about the effects of the opioid epidemic on the nation’s criminal justice system.

A new meta-analysis finds this population has a high success rate on hepatitis C therapy.

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

A CDC study highlights both the progress made in the fight against hep C and the work that still must be done.

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