Integration of Opioid, Infectious Disease Treatment Needed

Steps should be taken to integrate treatment at the intersection of opioid use disorder and related HIV and hepatitis C virus infectious disease epidemics, according to an Ideas and Opinion piece published online July 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The article was published to coincide with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine expert panel's recommendations for treating opioid abuse and its related infectious epidemics.