Given that HCV is a bloodborne virus, any circumstance that promotes continued drug injection—including failure to prevent or diagnose and adequately treat substance use disorders—can result in ...

Many Americans who inject illicit drugs are unknowingly getting fentanyl mixed in with their heroin, which can increase their risk for overdose and perhaps their tolerance for the drug. About 80% of ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Young people who inject drugs and women who inject drugs ...

A Colorado bill to allow "safe injection sites" — where people can use illicit drugs under the supervision of trained staff who can reverse an overdose — was killed in committee Wednesday evening by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of illicit fentanyl increased injection drug users’ risk for hepatitis C by more than 60%. The finding has ...

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TORONTO, July 24 (Reuters) - Years into a drug overdose crisis, Canada is facing backlash against government-sanctioned programs such as legal injection sites designed to keep users alive without ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In the ongoing battle against the drug overdose crisis, San Francisco Mayor London Breed publicly promised this week to get tougher on drug dealers and users, while more quietly ...

For years, the idea of establishing supervised drug injection sites has been a long-standing goal for some progressive California leaders looking to address the burgeoning overdose crisis. Efforts to ...