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Are African Americans Being “Whitewashed” Out of the U.S. Opioid Crisis?

An $11.6 million grant will help researchers map the effects of cannabis—marijuana and related products—on the brains of people with HIV.

These data are consistent with a recent study reporting expansion was not associated with an increase in methadone-involved overdose deaths.

Authorities encourage more health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine for people trying to overcome opioid addiction.

HIV-positive heart transplant recipient (and cancer survivor) Miriam Nieves meets the family of the HIV-positive donor, Brittany Newton.

UPDATE: New Hampshire senators blocked efforts to end a registry of traveling medical technicians, citing safety and hepatitis concerns.

West Virginia’s lawsuit against Janssen and others arrives amid a rise in HIV, hepatitis and overdose rates linked to the opioid crisis.

The White House strategy embraces syringe services, access to housing and naloxone as three science-based approaches.

More fentanyl in the drug supply increases fatal overdoses, but other factors also fuel the crisis in Black communities.

A potential treatment for certain mental disorders involves zapping a certain area of the brain with short bursts of electrical energy.

Now that the dam has broken, it may not be long before additional overdose prevention centers open around the country.

Collins has led the NIH under three presidents over more than 12 years.

The release of the “feel-good” hormone dopamine in the brain is actually triggered by both pleasurable and stressful experiences.

The study results, from 2019, precede the surge of overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proteins found in the venom of this fearsome, furry spider may lead to potent, nonaddictive pain meds.

Addiction advocates stress that COVID-19 shifted the burden of the opioid epidemic to African-American communities.

Overdose deaths rose by nearly 5% in 2019, and the pandemic could make matters worse.