Offering timely guidance on the junction of the opioid crisis and infectious diseases this practical handbook by Dr. Brianna L. Norton provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of a growing patient population. Infectious disease specialists are increasingly seeing patients who previously used opioids and now use intravenous drugs. Many challenges are unique to this patient population including new and growing infections such as hepatitis C endocarditis HIV and hepatitis B. The Opioid Epidemic and Infectious Diseases is an up-to-date real-world guide that covers the scope of the problem management guidelines and much more.