Prompted by the "unprecedented" increase in the occurrence of infective endocarditis cases among people who inject drug, the American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a scientific statement devoted ...

Harm reduction initiatives, like syringe services programs, can reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. A recent executive order threatens such programs. (Photo by Robert ...

Background: In Iran, there are an estimated 200,000 injecting drug users (IDUs). Injecting drug use is a relatively new phenomenon for this country, where opium smoking was the predominant form of ...

Blue lights on skin make it harder to see surface veins. As the “War on Drugs” declared by former President Nixon in the 1970s staggers on, science and governments look for novel ways to combat drug ...