Showing 917 news articles about Harm reduction

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Harm reduction programmes and practices aim to reduce the harms associated with drug use. These include needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy, drug consumption rooms and overdose prevention.

People who inject drugs

Six Recommended Measures to Prevent Hepatitis C for Young Injection-Drug Users

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UCSF News Services
25 July 2013
Finance & funding

Stop the Spread of HIV in Romania

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Open Society Foundations
23 July 2013
Epidemiology & behaviour

Unlinked anonymous HIV and viral hepatitis monitoring among PWID: 2013 report

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Health Protection Report (Public Health England)
23 July 2013
Harm reduction

Why Needle Exchange Is Good for Your Community

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Psychology Today
23 July 2013
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

HCV decline associated with needle and syringe programs

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Healio
19 July 2013
People who inject drugs

The heroin users who don't fit the 'junkie' stereotype

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BBC Health
19 July 2013
Neurological & cognitive problems

HIV and illicit drugs interact to affect verbal learning and memory

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International AIDS Society
18 July 2013
Harm reduction

Yusef Azad: The changing face of injecting drug use in the UK

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BMJ blogs
17 July 2013
Cardiovascular disease

Methadone arrhythmia rate rising in US, ART may pose higher risk

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International AIDS Society
15 July 2013
Harm reduction

New HIV risk for people who inject drugs

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NAT
9 July 2013
Harm reduction

Drug addicts to be given foil to encourage treatment

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BBC
8 July 2013
People who inject drugs

Analysis: Southeast Asia slowly accepting harm reduction

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IRIN Plus News
5 July 2013
Behaviour change interventions

Addressing HIV prevalence among gay men and drug users in Thailand

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The Guardian
3 July 2013
PrEP

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Trial among Thai Injection Drug Users Marred by Lack of Response to Community Concerns

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Treatment Action Group / Thai Drug Users Network / Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group
27 June 2013
Harm reduction

US: Meds to Treat Addiction Often Hard to Get, Varies State by State

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MedPage Today
27 June 2013
Drug policy & policing

Vancouver: Declines in drug use associated with harm reduction services, not law enforcement efforts

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British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
27 June 2013
Harm reduction

Libya's "growing" drugs/HIV problem

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Google Alerts HIV
25 June 2013
Harm reduction

Drugs policymakers of the 1980s knew the score

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The Guardian
18 June 2013
Harm reduction

Libya's “growing” drugs/HIV problem

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IRIN
17 June 2013
PrEP

Beyond the Hype: PrEP for People Who Inject Drugs

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Huffington Post
17 June 2013
People who inject drugs

Investing in harm reduction––sound economic sense

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UNAIDS
17 June 2013
Harm reduction

Adeeba Kamarulzaman: fighting HIV/AIDS in Malaysia

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The Lancet
14 June 2013
HIV prevention policy

Malaysia makes progress against HIV, but challenges remain

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The Lancet
14 June 2013
PrEP

New PrEP Trial Results Among Injecting Drug Users Underscore That PrEP Works When Taken Consistently; AVAC Calls for Accelerated Action to Get PrEP to Those Who Can Benefit From It

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AVAC press release
13 June 2013