In season four of TESTED, we’re spending some time talking about the opioid epidemic, how drug use affects HIV and HCV status, and what coinfection means. There’s a lot to know, and you can learn more by checking out the following links!
Helpful sites:
- SAMHSA: (1-800-662-HELP) https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
- SAMHSA services locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
- OASAS helpline: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/accesshelp/
- Where can I get tested for HIV? https://locator.hiv.gov/
- STD testing services locator: https://gettested.cdc.gov/
Opioid Epidemic:
- Drug facts: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts
- How opioids affect the body: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/effects-pain-medicine-misuse-brains-and-bodies
- About the epidemic: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
- SAMHSA opioid overdose prevention toolkit: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Opioid-Overdose-Prevention-Toolkit/SMA18-4742
- Who can addiction affect? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCMkW2ji2OE
- Supporting a loved one through withdrawal: https://adf.org.au/alcohol-drug-use/supporting-a-loved-one/withdrawal/
- What is naloxone? https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/opioid-overdose-reversal-naloxone-narcan-evzio
- NYS naloxone training: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/atc/atcherointraining.cfm
- Methadone treatment: https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment/methadone
- Buprenorphine: https://tinyurl.com/y3mxf4zb
- Support for recovery:
- Friends and family: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/how-can-friends-and-family-help
- Treatment and recovery resources: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/where-can-someone-find-treatment-and-recovery-resources
HIV/HCV:
- Coinfection: https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hiv-hepatitis-coinfection.htm
- Drug use and HIV/HCV: https://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/link-between-drug-use-and-hiv
- HIV and managing drug dependency: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/other-related-health-issues/alcohol-and-drug-use