Substance Use

In the Bronx, poverty, homelessness, and other structural factors are barriers to care for many, but the borough is still making progress in fighting its epidemic.

This county in the Washington, D.C. suburbs needs housing, treatment, and prevention services for a very diverse population.

While black and Latinx gay and bisexual men and transgender women make up a larger portion of HIV cases in and around Boston, the opioid crisis has led to spiking HIV rates among injection drug users.

A new initiative called Ballroom, We Care is mobilizing community leaders and service providers to address the spike in crystal meth overdose deaths.

San Francisco is seeing a rise in ER visits and overdose deaths due to crystal meth use, particularly among African Americans, Latinx, the homeless, and other vulnerable groups.

Crystal meth use rates seem to be rising among black and Latinx gay and bisexual men in most parts of the U.S. This is one young man's journey to mental health and recovery.

"No Health = No Justice" moves to address the system as the problem, rather than people who use drugs.

'Crystal City' is the latest documentary addressing 'party and play' culture -- and its director hopes it will reduce stigma against people in recovery.

Some community members want further investigations and the arrest of Buck; others want to find support for black and Latinx gay men dealing with addiction.

With opioid deaths at epidemic levels, everyone should attend a free overdose prevention training, Charles Sanchez writes.