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Opiate substitution therapy halves HIV risk for people who inject drugs

Opiate substitution therapy reduces the risk of HIV infection by half for individuals who inject drugs, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published

Published
15 October 2012
By
Michael Carter
Injecting drug use
Mexico: Where Drugs Abound – and Syringes to Fight AIDS Are Scarce

In northern Mexico, one of the areas in the country hit hardest by drug trafficking, there are not enough syringes to protect intravenous drug users from HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

Published
13 October 2012
From
IPS
Injecting drug use
2012 Hot Topics Conference UK

This national harm reduction conference attracted 140 delegates from across the country and beyond, and was a great success. The programme was abstract-driven and multi-thematic, which made for an engaging day.

Published
09 October 2012
From
Hot Topics
Injecting drug use
Australian Medical Association pushes for safe injecting trial

THE Australian Medical Association has called for the trial of a supervised injecting facility in Victoria to prevent overdoses and help control the spread of blood-borne diseases including hepatitis C. AMA Victorian president Stephen Parnis said given a successful facility had operated in Sydney for more than 10 years, it was time the Victorian government considered a trial.

Published
02 October 2012
From
The Age
UK health services
Public Health England national leadership and funding for drug and alcohol services

Removal of ‘ring-fencing’ from the drug budget, the shift of responsibilities from the National Treatment Agency (NTA) to the new public health structures and a more localised approach to service provision is likely to result in the long term disinvestment in drug and alcohol services.

Published
26 September 2012
From
Blenheim CDP
Injecting drug use
Tanzania: Safe Syringes for Drug Addicts

The government will start issuing clean medical injection equipment, including hypodermic syringes, to narcotic drug abusers to help protect them from getting infected by the HIV virus. The move is, however, opposed by a group of activists who see it as fuelling the narcotic drug addiction problem.

Published
17 September 2012
From
Tanzania Daily News
Injecting drug use
US: A Step Backward for AIDS Prevention

President Obama's 2013 budget proposal authorizes funding for syringe exchange, and the administration should fight for it. Federal agencies that administer these funds should treat the ban as a "teaching moment" for state health departments, law enforcement and the public that syringe exchange programs save lives, save money, and bridge people into treatment.

Published
29 August 2012
From
Huffington Post
Injecting drug use
The Re-Branding of UK Government Drugs Policy: Where Now for Harm Reduction?

Treating Russell Brand's personal experience as a basis for the Government's approach to drugs treatment, and as the only acceptable form of recovery, could have devastating consequences.

Published
23 August 2012
From
Huffington Post
Young people
HIV infection outbreak in street children in Karachi, Pakistan

An outreach project in Karachi that works with drug-using street children has found, after confirmatory testing, an HIV rate of 38.5% in this group.

Published
16 August 2012
From
Dawn.com
Injecting drug users
Long-term methadone treatment can affect nerve cells in brain

Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain. The studies follow on from previous studies where methadone was seen to affect cognitive functioning, such as learning and memory.

Published
16 August 2012
From
EurekAlert
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