This week, Marianna sits down with Chris Bositis and Cara McAnaney from the National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) to talk all about lower-barrier substance use and HIV prevention and treatment. Tune in to learn how direct-to-inject ties into that and why it matters for you as an HIV care provider.

Resources:

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Rosenwohl-Mack S, Suen LW, Logan AA, Peterson D, Snyder HR. Outpatient Initiation of 7-Day Injectable Buprenorphine: A Direct-to-Inject Case Series. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Oct;46(4):1064-1069. doi: 10.1177/29767342251330412. Epub 2025 Apr 4. PMID: 40183345; PMCID: PMC12353995.

D'Onofrio G, Herring AA, Perrone J, Hawk K, Samuels EA, Cowan E, Anderson E, McCormack R, Huntley K, Owens P, Martel S, Schactman M, Lofwall MR, Walsh SL, Dziura J, Fiellin DA. Extended-Release 7-Day Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients With Minimal to Mild Opioid Withdrawal. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2420702. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20702. PMID: 38976265; PMCID: PMC11231806.

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