Your Guide to Integrating HCV Services into Opioid Treatment Programs The opioid epidemic has resulted in significant increases in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs, accounting for 23% of new infections. HCV is completely curable and testing and treatment are the path to cure. Opioid Treatment Providers (OTPs) play a critical role […]
Published: 08/07/2020
This free 3-hour online course is designed to increase the capacity of prevention practitioners to collaborate with infectious disease control practitioners. The course focuses on how opioid misuse and overdose prevention strategies can be coordinated with infectious disease control efforts in order to align resources, increase access to focus populations, and address shared risk and protective […]
Published: 06/26/2020
This fact sheet published by SAMHSA in May 2020 for teens provides facts about opioids. It describes short- and long-term effects, lists signs of use, and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis. Click […]
Published: 06/26/2020
The newsletter is designed to inform the prevention field about current prevention news and upcoming events in the South-Southwest states, tribes, and communities. This electronic newsletter is disseminated on the third Wednesday of each month. You are encouraged to provide us with any feedback or submit articles and topics for discussion in future issues of the newsletter […]
Published: 10/28/2019
