Addiction and HIV fuel one another in a global syndemic, but innovative programs, from Portugal’s reforms to Australia’s NSPs, show that integrated, stigma-free care can halt the cycle and save lives.

A UCSF study finds controlling HIV is not enough when trauma, addiction, mental illness and housing instability continue to ...

A program developed at Boston Medical Center (BMC), which integrates addiction treatment into primary care for patients with or at risk for HIV, has been shown to lower patients' substance dependence ...

Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have presented results from the HPTN 094 ("INTEGRA") study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San ...

Like many Pacific states that rely on tourism, Fiji had a hard time during the main pandemic years. But as tourism recovers, another crisis threatens the island nation's stability—one fueled by rising ...

At 61, Mark Knox is facing health issues that come with age and from years of using drugs. He still struggles with the depression that precipitated his heroin use. But after decades of addiction and ...

Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state's history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly 2 years. That's ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) presented results from the HPTN 094 (“INTEGRA”) study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI ...