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HRSA Newsletter Looks at Link Between HIV, Substance Abuse

 
June 18, 2001 Contact: HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376
The latest edition of HRSA Care ACTION examines the high proportion of AIDS cases related to substance abuse in the United States.

The newsletter, published monthly by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau, also looks at the latest trends in sexually transmitted diseases and the growing number of Ryan White CARE Act providers reaching out to minorities and women. It also provides an update of statistics on substance use and abuse and HIV/AIDS disease.

HAB administers the CARE Act that provides funds for primary care and support services for medically underserved individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

The newsletter can be downloaded and printed from the HRSA Information Center Web site at http://www.ask.hrsa.gov.

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