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UK health services
Small fall in new HIV diagnoses in London, but rate of new diagnoses among gay men continues to increase

There was a modest fall in the number of new HIV diagnoses in London in 2011, new figures show. A total of 2637 new diagnoses were made

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2 hours ago
By
Michael Carter
Injecting drug use
Injecting Rooms: Have we progressed since the 1970’s?

As the debate heats up in Brighton over the introduction of injecting rooms, there is a feeling of déjà vu at Blenheim and our long history documents similar debates in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

Published
20 May 2013
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Blenheim CDP
Finance and funding
Malaria and HIV Spike as Greece Cuts Healthcare Spending

Greece's budgetary ax fell unduly hard on its healthcare sector, which was slated to grow at around 4 percent annually, but which has instead been jolted by a series of wage freezes, firings, and drug rationing programs.

Published
16 May 2013
From
The Atlantic
New and experimental hepatitis C treatment
New HCV combinations could have a big role in prevention, but only if treatment rates increase

New combinations of hepatitis C drugs could have major public health benefits, a modelling study published in the online edition of Hepatology shows. Scaling-up treatment rates in

Published
11 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Injecting drug use
The World's Best Drug Laws

What are the best and worst countries to live in if you're a drug user? What is a really good set of drug laws, anyway? One man's view: as provocative and contentious as you'd expect.

Published
03 May 2013
From
The Fix
Injecting drug use
More Treatment, Less War: The White House Drug Policy Reform

Many people who want substance abuse treatment can’t get it. The White House wants to fix this. Can they do it, and will it help?

Published
29 April 2013
From
PLoS Blogs
Injecting drug use
Rethinking Policing in the Age of AIDS

Good drug policy is good AIDS policy. Drug users and sex workers benefit more from services than from beatings and prison. And as law enforcement officials committed to protecting the public, we can support public health.

Published
26 April 2013
From
Huffington Post
Injecting drug use
Obama Reveals New Drug Control Strategy

Despite its "kinder and gentler face," critics say that US drug policy "remains in the Dark Ages."

Published
25 April 2013
From
The Fix
Injecting drug use
'This Is Working': Portugal, 12 Years after Decriminalizing Drugs

Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin go unindicted and possession is a misdemeanor on par with illegal parking. Experts are pleased with the results.

Published
28 March 2013
From
Spiegel Online
Tuberculosis and HIV
World TB Day 2013: GNP+ and INPUD call for a massive scale up of TB services for people living with HIV and those who use drugs

Urgent attention is needed to address critical funding gaps in tuberculosis (TB) care and control, as well as knowledge gaps in treatment for multi-drug and extensively drug resistance TB and diagnostics, say the Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs.

Published
24 March 2013
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