Part I. The Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Epidemic Causing Rise in Hepatitis C Infections and Other
... Serious Illnesses / Thomas J. Stopka -- Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) Fact Sheet / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- An Ethical Dilemma for Doctors: When Is It OK to Prescribe Opioids? / Travis N. Rieder -- The Opioid Epidemic Is Finally a National Emergency-Eight Years Too Late / Erin Winstanley -- As the Opioid Epidemic Continues, the Holidays Bring Need to Support Those in Grief / Emily B. Campbell -- Keeping Away from Criminalization / Sarah Sweeney -- Stepping Up, Then Stepping Back / Brenda Bond-Fortier -- Needle Exchanges Find New Champions Among Republicans / Victoria Knight -- Part II. Syringe Use and Infection Risks -- A. HIV -- Syringe-Exchange Programs Are Part of Effective HIV Prevention / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Needle Exchanges Can Now Get Federal Funding / Anna Gorman -- Trump Pledges to End HIV Transmission by 2030. Doable, But Daunting / Carmen Heredia Rodriguez -- The Unexpected Public Health Emergency / Jenna Tyler -- An Addiction Researcher Shares 6 Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic / Nabila El-Bassel -- Why Are HIV Survival Rates Lower in the Deep South Than the Rest of the U.S.? / Susan Reif and Carolyn McAllaster -- Should You Be Tested for HIV? Why June 27 Is a Good Day to Do / Jodi Sutherland -- Violence Against Women Is Overlooked in Its Role in Opioid Epidemic / Nabila El-Bassel -- Fighting HIV in Miami, One Dirty Needle at a Time / Amy Driscoll -- B. Hepatitis C -- Addressing Increases in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to the Opioid Epidemic / Don C. Des Jarlais -- Hepatitis C and Injection Drug Use / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- A "Safe" Space to Shoot Up: Worth a Try? / Stephanie O'Neill -- Treating the New Hep C Generation on Their Turf / Pauline Bartolone -- Read More Part III. Practices, Programs, and Policies of governments and Nonprofits -- A. Federal -- New Rules
... for Safe and Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options / U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration -- Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel / U.S. Food and Drug Administration HRSA Implementation Guidance of Syringe Services Programs / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Implementation Guidance for Syringe Services Programs / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Injection Drug Use / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) FAQs / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- The Safety and Effectiveness of Syringe Services Programs / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- CDC's Role in Safe Injection Practices / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- CDC Program Guidance for Syringe Services Programs / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Medical Waste / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- B. State -- Syringe Exchange Programs in California : An Overview / California Department of Public Health -- California Legal Code Related to Access to Sterile Needles and Syringes / California Department of Public Health -- Florida Is the Latest Republican-Led State to Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges / Sammy -- ; Syringe Exchange in Southern Indiana to Respond to an Increase in HIV Cases / Jeannie D. DiClementi -- HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis / New York State Department of Health -- Utah Syringe Exchange Program / Utah Department of Health -- Arizona Declares Opioid Emergency, but Signals Are Mixed Over Best Response / Will Stone -- Unable to Arrest Opioid Epidemic, Red States Warm to Needle Exchanges / Shefali Luthra -- C. County and City -- The Competing Views and a Way Forward / Elissa Velez and Mickey P. McGee -- Harm Reduction Services in San Francisco : Executive Summary / San Francisco Department of Public Health -- Syringe Access and Disposal Programs in San Francisco / San Francisco Department of Public Health -- Syringe Disposal Practices of Intravenous Drug Users in Monterey County / Jaime Teeter Householder and Mickey P. McGee -- How Did Ohio Local Government Leaders Dramatically Reduce Opioid Deaths? / Gerald Young -- How Lowell Is Fighting the Opioid Crisis / Audrey Fraizer -- How One City Went "All In" to Fight the Opioid Epidemic / International City/County Management Association -- The High Cost of Opioid Abuse in Your Community / Marty Harding -- Boston's Heroin Users Will Soon Get a Safer Place to Be High / Martha Bebinger -- In Boston's "Safe Space," Surprising Insights into Drug Highs / Martha Bebinger -- What's Next for "Safe Injection" Sites in Philadelphia? / Elana Gordon -- "Crackhouse" or "Safehouse"? / Nina Feldman -- Read More D. Nonprofits and Associations -- Offering Syringes Along with Prayers, Churches Help IV Drug Users
... / Taylor Sisk -- San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Syringe Access Services Evaluation Results / Elissa Velez and Mickey P. McGee -- Leading the Fight Against the Opioid Crisis / Geoff Beckwith -- Statement of Policy : Opioid Epidemic / National Association of County and City Health Officials -- Statement of Policy : Syringe Services Programs / National Association of County and City Health Officials -- Part IV. The Future -- Some Good News on Opioid Epidemic : Treatment Options Are Expanding / William Greene and Lisa J. Merlo -- Sterile Needles Can Stop the Spread of Disease in Prisons-Here's How / Jack Wallace -- Meth vs. Opioids : America Has Two Drug Epidemics, but Focuses on One / April Dembosky -- Big Data for Big Disease / H. Daniel Xu -- Chittenden County's Hub and Spoke Model for Combatting Opioid Deaths / Paul C. Prevey -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Glossary of Syringe Exchange and Opioid Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms / Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III -- Appendix B. Syringe Exchange Programs (2019) : North American Syringe Exchange Network / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Appendix C. Adopting a Harm Reduction Policy for Substance Abuse, STD and HIV / San Francisco Health Commission Resolution No. 10-00 -- Appendix D. Press Release : Mayor Mark Farrell Announces Innovative Program to Fight Opioid Crisis on San Francisco Streets / City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor -- Appendix E. Executive Summary : Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 / Federal Register. Read More