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HIV, HCV and Substance Use Disorders

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Hala Najm

Supporting the Journey: A Reading List for Addiction Nurses

Shared by Hala Najm - 16 May 2025
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As we celebrate International Nurses Week, we honour the dedication, expertise, and compassion of nurses around the globe—especially those working on the frontlines of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Addiction nurses play a crucial role not only in clinical care but also in education, advocacy, and research. 
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Rasha Abi Hana

Addressing gender-based violence against women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 12 December 2024
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This briefing paper aims to raise awareness about the widespread and severe impact of GBV on women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs, as well as the strong connection between GBV and the HIV epidemic within these populations. It outlines practical responses that harm reduction providers and allied services can adopt to address violence and support the rights and health of these groups. The paper also demonstrates how a gender-responsive approach to drug use can improve outcomes for women and gender-diverse individuals by reducing harm, increasing access to...

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Rasha Abi Hana

People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 15 May 2024
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Gleason-Comstock, J., Calhoun, C.B., Locke, B.J. et al. People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 19, 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00601-1

Background:

Since 1996, an urban community-based organization has been providing screening, testing, overdose prevention, referrals, and access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) and communicable diseases such as HIV through its Life Points harm reduction program.

Methods:

In 2021, the organization recruited a convenience sample of people who use drugs for a survey focused on substance use, healthcare, and barriers to SUD services. Community health workers conducted outreach and collected data using an encrypted identifier. Paper surveys were entered into Qualtrics for analysis...

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Rasha Abi Hana

People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 6 May 2024
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Gleason-Comstock, J., Calhoun, C.B., Locke, B.J. et al. People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 19, 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00601-1

Background

Since 1996, an urban community-based organisation whose primary mission is to serve diverse94 and emerging community health needs has provided screening, testing, overdose prevention and training, referrals, and access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) and communicable diseases such as HIV through its Life Points harm reduction program.

Methods

As a partner in a State survey in 2021, the community organisation recruited a convenience sample of people who use drugs to participate in a survey focused on their substance use, healthcare, and barriers to SUD services...

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Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom

Stimulant Use Webinar Series. Part I: About Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Stimulant Use Disorder

Shared by Kwadwo Adu Boakye-Yiadom - 23 January 2024
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ISSUP Indonesia, ISSUP Malaysia and ISSUP Philippines, in collaboration with ITTC, present its joint webinar series on the use of Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in the Asian region. This is Part I of a three-part webinar series on Stimulant Use
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James Harvey

Apply for In-Person Training at the Thessaloniki 2024 Global Event

Shared by James Harvey (ISSUP staff) - 28 November 2023
The 2024 Global Event will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece between 24th & 28th June, 2024. The event is organised by ISSUP and ISSUP Greece, INL, the Centers for the Prevention of Addictions, the Promotion of Psychosocial Health SEIRIOS and ICUDDR.  The event will take place in the historic center of Thessaloniki, on the premises of the ‘International Exhibition & Congress Centre of TIF-HELEXPO’ and surrounding conference rooms in museums and social institutions.
We are excited to announce that registration for the in-person training sessions at the Thessaloniki 2024 Global Event is now live!
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Rasha Abi Hana

Policy brief – how supervised consumption sites can save lives and improve local communities

Shared by Rasha Abi Hana - 30 October 2023
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At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss the global overdose crisis and the role that supervised consumption sites can play in helping end these needless and preventable deaths.

The policy brief

A new policy brief is now available that summarises the day’s discussions and provides a starting point for those wanting to know more about supervised consumption rooms and their impact.

It includes:

  • Evidence of success
  • Global case studies
  • Evaluation models 
  • Implementation...
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Edie

22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)

Shared by Edie - 24 August 2023
Event Date
4 December 2023
Location:
Harare
Zimbabwe

On 17th October 2022 in Harare, the Republic of Zimbabwe, the right to host the 22nd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa was conferred to Zimbabwe under the effective leadership of His Excellency, Dr E. D...

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Edie

Integrating viral hepatitis and harm reduction services

Shared by Edie - 24 August 2023
Event Date
5 September 2023
Location:
online

Harm Reduction International (HRI) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Secretariat, are pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on Integrating Viral Hepatitis...

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Olivia Woodrow

Provision of addiction treatment services during the war in Ukraine

Shared by Olivia Woodrow - 7 July 2023
Event Date
18 July 2023
Location:
Kyiv
Ukraine
This webinar is held under the joint initiative of ISSUP Ukraine, the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and ICF "Alliance for Public Health".
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Edie

HIV A to Z: An Interactive Training for Treatment & Prevention Providers

Shared by Edie - 31 May 2023
Event Date
6 June 2023
Location:
Online

The Southeast PTTC, in partnership with Carolinas CARE Partnership, presents “HIV A to Z: An Interactive Training for Prevention & Treatment Providers” on June 6 from 9am to 4pm.

This interactive learning opportunity will examine Human...

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Edie

International Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users (INHSU)

Shared by Edie - 3 May 2023
Event Date
17 October 2023
Location:
Geneva

INHSU 2023 will facilitate learnings from the scientific community, healthcare providers, public health professionals, and the community of people who use drugs.

Network with a global community dedicated to the health and wellbeing of...

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Edie

The 15th AIDSImpact Conference

Shared by Edie - 3 May 2023
Event Date
12 June 2023
Location:
Stockholm
Sweden

The Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other ongoing conflicts in the world, have globally disrupted health services and affected treatment and psychosocial care of people living with HIV.

HIV prevention including HIV testing has also...

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Edie

12th IAS Conference on HIV science - IAS 2023

Shared by Edie - 22 February 2023
Event Date
26 July 2023
Location:
Brisbane

The 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science, will take place in Brisbane, Australia, and virtually from 23 to 26 July 2023. IAS 2023, being held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, will shine a spotlight on the world’s advances in...

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Rohail Bhatti

Burning Issue of Pakistan

Rohail Bhatti - 14 January 2023

Pakistan is among the the highly affected country when mentioned or discussed relating drugs and HIV. it's not hard to understand that person using drugs specially needles is very much in high risk to have HIV. And in Pakistan the ratio of using drugs and HIV is growing year by year which is very alarming and dangerous. It's a burning issue which has to be addressed on international forums. UNODC efforts in this regard is highly appreciated. NGO's working in the field of addiction needs to enhance their knowledge and skills to work more effectively among the people affected by addiction and...

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Edie

HIV and Substance Use: Reading List

Shared by Edie - 24 December 2022
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World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a collection of further reading.

  1. UNODC has developed a series of publications relating to Drug use and HIV. Here, you can find out more about the work that UNODC has done relating to drug use and HIV; prisons and HIV; HIV and the sustainable development goals; and critical enablers.
  2. The purpose of this publication, which was also developed by UNODC, is to provide...
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Edie

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders

Shared by Edie - 24 December 2022
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SAMHSA

Focus of this guide

People with mental illness and/or SUD are disproportionally affected by HIV. They may participate in behaviours that increase risk for contracting and transmitting HIV, such as sharing injection drug equipment or engaging in sexual behaviours that increase HIV risk. This guide addresses the co-occurrence of HIV and mental illness and/or SUD. It reviews effective programs and practices to prevent HIV and, for those with HIV, to increase linkage and retention in care in order to improve health outcomes.

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Edie

A human rights approach to integrating HIV and substance misuse services

Shared by Edie - 24 December 2022
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Haldane, V., Jung, A. S., De Foo, C., Shrestha, P., Urdaneta, E., Turk, E., … & Legido-Quigley, H. (2022). Integrating HIV and substance misuse services: a person-centred approach grounded in human rights. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00159-6

Integrating HIV-related care with treatment for substance use disorder provides an opportunity to better meet the needs of people living with these conditions. People with substance use disorder are rendered especially vulnerable by prevailing policies, structural inequalities, and stigmatisation.

In this Series paper, the authors analyse existing literature and empirical evidence from scoping reviews on integration designs for the treatment of HIV and substance use disorder, to understand barriers to and facilitators of care integration and to map ways forward.

They discuss how approaches...

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Edie

Ending Inequalities for People who Use Drugs: How the Global HIV Response can Transform Drug Policy

Shared by Edie - 23 December 2022
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International Network of People who Use Drugs

This side event for the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs was originally presented on 14 March, 2022. Organised by INPUD, it was co-sponsored by Médecins du Monde, UNAIDS, UNODC HIV/AIDS Section, the Netherlands and Australia.

In 2021, thanks to significant advocacy work by people who use drugs and other key population networks, both the Global AIDS Strategy 2022-2026 and the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS committed Member States to fulfill bold new targets on ‘social enablers’ which have significant implications concerning drug policy.

This event reviewed this advocacy work and...

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Edie

HIV and people who use drugs: Factsheet

Shared by Edie - 23 December 2022
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UNAIDS

The 2021-2026 Global AIDS Strategy has bold and critical new targets on realizing human rights, reducing stigma, discrimination and violence and removing harmful punitive laws as a pathway to ending inequalities and ultimately ending AIDS.

To aid in the scale-up of interventions to remove these societal barriers, UNAIDS has produced a series of fact sheets on human rights in various areas, highlighting the critical need to scale up action on rights. 

This factsheet provides an overview of the latest data, shares information on human rights, and describes the global targets and standards.

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