For the third month in a row, no federal updates of drug fatalities in the nation.

NY AIDS Institute Director Joe Kerwin reviewing some of the important history of HIV in the State.

The @nysdoh.bsky.social World AIDS Day End the Epidemic is well underway this morning. One Journey. One Community. One Mission. Hundreds of people gathered who will not stop the work until the epidemic is finally over.

Commissioner Dr. James McDonald: “We continue to recommend that every baby receive this vaccine within 24 hours of delivery, & that infants born to a person with hepatitis B receive it within 12 hours.” NY's unchanged recommendations: health.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/2025-12-05_acip_votes.htm

On World AIDS Day, we remember those lost, and recommit ourselves to never stopping until the epidemic is truly ended. The piece below examines the human and economic costs when there is failure to support HIV-related efforts known to save lives.

The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time. The federal government had recognized this awareness day every year since its inception in 1988. www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/w...

The State Department has warned employees not to use government funds to mark Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” nyti.ms/3KhPDrA

Estimation of the epidemiologic and economic consequences of halting national HIV prevention efforts. New at AIDS and Behavior: rdcu.be/emKcs

Updated drug fatality data are issued by NCHS at CDC every month on a designated day, and today was that day -- but no data update occurred. As these data are critical for guiding and gauging the progress of national efforts, this is a real loss for public health. www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vs...

New from @brookings.edu -- honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social on a look at current substance use policy issues: www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

New from @brookings.edu -- honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social on a look at current substance use policy issues: www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

New commentary out from @brookings.edu - always great to collaborate with @holtgrave-health.bsky.social Progress under threat: The future of overdose prevention in the United States www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

Did you miss Regina LaBelle's talk this week at Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds? A recording + slides are now available: medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...

By way of public health context, this estimated level of mortality impact would rank in the top ten causes of death in the nation: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Useful report from Common Health Coalition focused on increased health care costs caused by disruptions in public health systems. commonhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/u...

(1/2) Save the date! 7/8 12-1pm Eastern, we'll be kicking off Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds for the 2025-26 academic year with guest speaker, Regina Labelle, JD (@oneillinstitute.bsky.social‬). Details @ the link below. We hope to see you there! 🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...

New in Health Affairs Forefront -- www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

In Health Affairs, @holtgrave-health.bsky.social and @reginalabelle.bsky.social call for urgent action to maintain a decline in drug-related fatalities: reinstate national goals, invest in treatment & harm reduction, and build a robust public health workforce. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

While #overdose death rates continue to be too high, today's CDC data shows significant progress towards achieving an overdose-free generation. In a new Expert Column, @reginalabelle.bsky.social and @holtgrave-health.bsky.social break down this milestone. oneill.law.georgetown.edu/reflections-...

Scaling back national HIV prevention efforts would result in more illness, more death, and higher health care costs. Estimates of these devastating impacts in a new piece in the journal "AIDS and Behavior" @springernature.com: rdcu.be/emKcs @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @aspph.bsky.social

2025 will be a pivotal year for drug fatalities in the US. Will we continue (or accelerate) 2024's progess, stagnate, or reverse recent gains? An exploration of the consequences in Annals of Epidemiology @elsevierconnect.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBEr3k7xF...

CDC provisional data indicate drug fatalities in the US for year ending Dec 2024 were 80,391 compared to 110,037 the year before reflecting 29,646 lives saved in 2024. Clear progress, but there is so much left to do. Here we explore scenarios for pivotal 2025. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBEr3k7xF...

CDC provisional data indicate drug fatalities in the US for year ending Dec 2024 were 80,391 compared to 110,037 the year before reflecting 29,646 lives saved in 2024. Clear progress, but there is so much left to do. Here we explore scenarios for pivotal 2025. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBEr3k7xF...

2025 will be a pivotal year for drug fatalities in the US. Will we continue (or accelerate) 2024's progess, stagnate, or reverse recent gains? An exploration of the consequences in Annals of Epidemiology @elsevierconnect.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBEr3k7xF...

Scaling back national HIV prevention efforts would result in more illness, more death, and higher health care costs. Estimates of these devastating impacts in a new piece in the journal "AIDS and Behavior" @springernature.com: rdcu.be/emKcs @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @aspph.bsky.social

Estimation of the epidemiologic and economic consequences of halting national HIV prevention efforts. New at AIDS and Behavior: rdcu.be/emKcs

(Reuters) - Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation. www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...

Latest piece on the impact of the 1st 100 days of the Trump Administration on addiction policy. Thank you Journal of Addiction Medicine & David Fiellin. journals.lww.com/journaladdic...

While overdose death rates remain high, newly released data show the US is on the right track to bring rates down further. Now isn’t the time to retreat from what is working. Latest piece w/David Holtgrave oneill.law.georgetown.edu/reflections-...

The Week in Drug Policy open.substack.com/pub/reginala...

Honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social on an analysis of drug fatalities in the US relative to the 2025 national goal from the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy. Important progress made, much critical work to be done. oneill.law.georgetown.edu/reflections-...

Some thoughts on necessary programs & policies to maintain & accelerate recent declines in drug-related fatalities. A critical moment in history with much work to be done. Honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Some thoughts on necessary programs & policies to maintain & accelerate recent declines in drug-related fatalities. A critical moment in history with much work to be done. Honored to collaborate with @reginalabelle.bsky.social of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Great working with you on this piece @holtgrave-health.bsky.social !

New in Health Affairs Forefront -- www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

The entire SAMHSA staff that manages the National Survey on Drug Use and Health has been terminated. This is the only survey that tracks mental health and substance use trends in the US. We really are flying blind now.

Thanks to country music singers supporting PEPFAR -- www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...

The National "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative spanned multiple administrations, and the EHE pillars of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and response literally save lives. The work of the CDC Division of HIV Prevention is critical to the EHE mission and achievements.

⚡KFF’s @lindseydawson.bsky.social writes about the implications of a potential funding cut to the CDC’s HIV prevention budget. #QuickTake on.kff.org/4izGLZR

The "Ending the HIV Epidemic" national initiative has spanned multiple Administrations. This work has literally saved lives, and CDC's Division of HIV Prevention efforts are vitally important in the EHE initiative.

The National "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative spanned multiple administrations, and the EHE pillars of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and response literally save lives. The work of the CDC Division of HIV Prevention is critical to the EHE mission and achievements.

Interesting resource for following which government policy documents cited your research @sagepub.com: policyprofiles.sagepub.com

Extensive series of papers on fentanyl in North America from @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

New Advance Article in Health Affairs Scholar on some public health implications of recent declines in fatal drug poisonings academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Thank you @brookingsinst.bsky.social and Vanda Felbab-Brown for a great discussion on all things fentanyl. Find our paper here www.brookings.edu/articles/har...

Interesting resource for following which government policy documents cited your research @sagepub.com: policyprofiles.sagepub.com

Extensive series of papers on fentanyl in North America from @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

In memoriam and tribute. Rest in peace, friends. www.hiv.gov/blog/library...