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News and information about HIV in injecting drug users. The criminalisation of drug use and the marginalisation of drug users contribute to vulnerability to HIV.

People & personal stories

Harm Reduction International appoints Naomi Burke-Shyne as executive director

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Harm Reduction International
31 July 2018
Harm reduction

How lessons from HIV/AIDS crisis can apply to the opioid crisis

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Philly.com
30 July 2018
Hepatitis C treatment

Supervised drug consumption sites offer opportunities for HCV testing and treatment

News
27 July 2018
Harm reduction

Series of HIV outbreaks in people who inject drugs shows that ‘complacency is the new problem’

News
27 July 2018
Drug policy & policing

Ukraine’s war on drugs drives HIV epidemic

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New Internationalist
24 July 2018
People who inject drugs

France: the changing characteristics of people living with HIV on hepatitis C treatment

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AVERT
17 July 2018
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Hepatitis C vaccine could dramatically reduce transmission in people who inject drugs

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
12 July 2018
Harm reduction

Glasgow's major HIV outbreak amongst people who inject drugs shows no sign of slowing

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NAT
9 July 2018
Harm reduction

Anger at Scotland's record toll of preventable drug deaths

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Herald Scotland
4 July 2018
People who inject drugs

Scots drug deaths hit new record high

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BBC News
4 July 2018
People who inject drugs

Why are drug-related deaths among women increasing in Scotland?

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Scottish Government
2 July 2018
Chemsex & recreational drug use

Feeling horny and sexy at Pride? We need to talk about chemsex too

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Gay Star News
27 June 2018
Harm reduction

Pushing for harm reduction success in Burundi

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AVERT
25 June 2018
Harm reduction

Las Vegas' Needle Exchange Vending Machines Are A First In The U.S.

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WBUR
15 May 2018
People who inject drugs

Drug and alcohol services cut by £162m as deaths increase

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BBC
14 May 2018
People who inject drugs

HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Glasgow now involves over 100 infections, many homeless

News
3 May 2018
People who inject drugs

With Glasgow Facing an HIV Crisis, the Media Need to Stop Stigmatising Drug Users

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A Thousand Flowers (blog)
2 May 2018
Hepatitis C treatment

Eight weeks of treatment with Epclusa cured almost all people with HCV receiving opioid substitution therapy

News
13 April 2018
Hepatitis C treatment

Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
13 April 2018
Harm reduction

Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia: Peer-led Best Practice

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Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
9 April 2018
People who inject drugs

HIV rates among Glasgow drug users ‘not under control’

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Channel 4 News (video)
26 March 2018
Harm reduction

Opioid substitution treatment: one size fits nobody

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Drink & Drug News
13 March 2018
Prisoners

Treatment with extended-release naltrexone increases chances that HIV-positive prisoners will maintain viral suppression after release

News
13 March 2018
Transgender people

Transgender women in Los Angeles are more likely to be in high HIV incidence clusters than any other group

News
7 March 2018