LSUHealthCARC researchers publish data showing significant associations between at‐risk alcohol use and bone health in people living with HIV.

SHARC Presents: Dr.'s Theall and Ferguson from LSU's Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center (LSUHealthCARC) 1 of 6 consortia dedicated to studying translational science of Alcohol and HIV. Thursday, November 7th at 11AM in CTRB 2161. RSVP Here: form.jotform.com/92896036827168

LSUHealthCARC researchers publish data showing four alcohol use typologies in persons living with HIV and their health status

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The LSUHSC-NO Alcohol & Drug Abuse Center of Excellence invites you to participate in a 1-day public forum on strategies for reducing urban opioid overdoses & deaths in NOLA. Free registration is required. Please attend October 31st! adace-opioid-forum.eventbrite.com

Some people drink alcohol for stress relief, but did you know that alcohol actually activates brain stress systems? Read more about how alcohol and stress affect the brain in a new review by Marcus Weera and @The_Gilp in Alcohol Research: Current Reviews arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/arcr401/articl…

An alcohol #overdose occurs when there is so much alcohol in the bloodstream that areas of the brain controlling basic life-support functions—such as breathing, heart rate, and temperature control—begin to shut down. go.usa.gov/xpCEq

Using an "epigenetic clock" that measures chemical modifications to #DNA, #NIH NIAAA News researchers have found that heavy #alcohol use accelerates #aging at the cellular level. irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2019…

Know what's in your witches' brew - you may be having more than you think. Keep #Halloween safe - go.usa.gov/xpY5c

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.The City Of New Orleans Jennifer Avegno shares successful program stocking libraries and training librarians to use Narcan. LSU Health Sciences #Opioid Forum #LSUHSC

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Dr.'s Cook and Leeman with guest speakers from LSU and Tulane, Dr.'s Ferguson and Theall presented on "Place-Matters: Neighborhood Influences on Alcohol Use and Clinical Outcomes among PLWH" LSUHealthCARC

Dr. Lauren Richey and Mitch Handrich, a nurse practitioner, visited FOX 8 New Orleans to discuss our HIV Awareness Week events and HIV prevention and treatment at our HOP Clinic. Watch video here: bit.ly/2RcaPRV

Proud of the recent work of LSUHealthCARC researchers!

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Associations of Liver Disease with Alcohol Use among People Living with HIV and the Role of Hepatitis C: The New Orleans Alcohol Use in HIV Study academic.oup.com/alcalc/alcalc/…