Individuals with HIV also may need help with substance use disorders, including the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Access resources on substance use disorders from different HIV-related organizations.

General Substance Use and Addiction
Individuals with HIV also may struggle with substance use, including alcohol, drugs, and…

Injection Drug Use
Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment to inject drugs or medicine—or for…
Title Sort descending | Type | Source |
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Alcohol and HIV | Webpage (HTML) | NAM aidsmap |
Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: Intertwining Stories | Webpage (HTML) | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
Alcohol and Public Health | Webpage (HTML) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and HIV | Webpage (HTML) | AVERT |
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator | Webpage (HTML) | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
Considerations for Antiretroviral Use in Special Patient Populations | Webpage (HTML) | Clinicalinfo.HIV.gov |
Drug-Drug Interactions | Webpage (HTML) | Clinicalinfo.HIV.gov |
Drugs, Alcohol, and HIV | Webpage (HTML) | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
HEAL Initiative (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term Initiative) | Webpage (HTML) | National Institutes of Health |
HIV and Injecting Drugs 101 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
HIV and People Who Inject Drugs | Webpage (HTML) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV and Substance Abuse | Webpage (HTML) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIV and Substance Use Fact Sheet | Webpage (HTML) | HIVinfo.NIH.gov |
HIV and the Opioid Epidemic | Webpage (HTML) | Henry J. Kaiser Foundation |
HIV-Related Pain | Webpage (HTML) | The Well Project |
HIV/AIDS Research Report: Letter from the Director | Webpage (HTML) | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
HIV: Effective Interventions | Webpage (HTML) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Health Consequences of Drug Misuse: HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Infectious Diseases | Webpage (HTML) | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
Help and Resources National Opioids Crisis | Webpage (HTML) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Heroin Research Report: Why Does Heroin Use Create Special Risk for Contracting HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C? | Webpage (HTML) | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
Hidden Casualties: Consequences of Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Diseases | Webpage (HTML) | HIV.gov |
How Does Drug Abuse Affect the HIV Epidemic? | Webpage (HTML) | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use and HIV/AIDS Literature Search | Webpage (HTML) | U.S. National Library of Medicine |
Injection Drug Use | Webpage (HTML) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Interactions Between HIV Treatment and Recreational Drugs | Webpage (HTML) | NAM aidsmap |