Jerome Adams

Apr 3, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jerome Adams |Mazen Saleh

In the fight against fentanyl , however, a clean syringe can be a lifesaving connection. We might not be able to stop every overdose, but if we can provide a tool to forge those connections and make illicit drug use safer, then we should. Syringe services programs yield a 50% reduction in HIV and hepatitis C transmission and help reduce public needles litter.

Aug 23, 2023 | ocregister.com | Jerome Adams |Gregg Gonsalves

As of 2023, Orange County remains the largest county by population in the United States without an operational syringe services program (SSP). Over 40 years of evidence have demonstrated that SSPs are highly effective in preventing the spread of HIV among people who inject drugs while reducing the number of improperly discarded needles and facilitating the entry of people who use drugs into treatment. HIV remains an incurable infection and is fatal without expensive, lifelong treatment.

Aug 7, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Jerome Adams

More than three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us can finally walk into a store or sit in a restaurant without the constant looming fear of COVID on our minds. That is a good thing. But for far too many people, COVID remains a dangerous threat. Although the public health emergency declaration ended in May and prominent public health figures have advocated for most Americans to lower their guard, the stark reality is that we’re still far from the finish line.

Aug 1, 2023 | washingtonexaminer.com | Jerome Adams |Jack Fitzhenry |Alex Gage |Josh Brecheen

There is a biblical admonition that the borrower is a slave to the lender, which is why generations have been warned privately and publicly about excessive debt. The U.S. government should take note. America finds itself at a critical juncture in its history, grappling with historic inflation and other consequences of deficit spending with debt at 98% of our total economy. Recent history proves that unchecked deficit spending and excessive debt lead to severe consequences.

Jul 31, 2023 | washingtonexaminer.com | Stephanie Lundquist-Arora |Beth Bailey |Jarrett Skorup |Jerome Adams

For years, I have watched my brother’s experience with addiction and incarceration play like a video on loop. His drug use led to stints behind bars, and with no treatment available to him inside, he would transition out with a steadfast determination to course correct onto a better path, only to find himself in the unclenching grip of opioid addiction again. My brother is one of more than 46 million Americans battling substance use disorder, or SUD.