Drug Abuse

Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in …
Although community network studies show that sexual relationships occur between members of "risk groups" — men who have sex with other men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), non-injection drug users (NIDU) — and heterosexuals, researchers at …
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School programs struggle to keep teens off painkillers
Abuse of prescription opioids, a form of painkiller, is the fastest-growing form of illicit drug use in the country, affecting more than 12 million Americans and killing more people annually than heroin and cocaine combined, according to the Centers …
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