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Old habits die hard for ageing drug users

The number of older drug users is rising. But what health and care challenges do they face as they age, and is the system prepared to deal with them?

Published
26 January 2011
From
The Guardian
Injecting drug use
Special report: In Russia, a glut of heroin and denial

Russia has one of the world's biggest heroin problems. So grave is the problem that President Dmitry Medvedev last year branded heroin a threat to national security.

Published
25 January 2011
From
Reuters
Injecting drug use
Ukrainian government crackdown on NGOs, drug users and people living with HIV

Hundreds of patients receiving drug substitution therapy and NGOs that are supporting programmes providing substitution therapy are facing harassment and abuse from state authorities in Ukraine after orders from the Ministry of Interior’s drug enforcement department in a worrying crackdown on people trying to access health services. Patients dependent on legal substitution therapy to manage the...

Published
24 January 2011
From
AIDS Portal / International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Injecting drug use
Australia: Complaint lodged against ACON for harm reduction booklet

A Sydney activist says he has lodged a complaint with NSW police over a booklet - produced by a group which receives funding from the NSW government - which shows the safest ways to take illegal drugs.

Published
24 January 2011
From
The Age
Injecting drug users
Australia clean-needle program keeping HIV at bay

Australia's early and widespread use of clean-needle programs seems to have kept HIV rates among injection-drug users in check over the long term, according to a study.

Published
24 January 2011
From
Reuters
Injecting drug use
Health and Social Care Bill will have profound impact on delivery of substance misuse treatment in England

DrugScope, the national membership organisation for the drug sector, responded today to the publication of the Health and Social Care Bill, highlighting the profound implications for the delivery of substance misuse treatment services in England.

Published
20 January 2011
From
DrugScope
Injecting drug users
Russia Lags in HIV Fight, as Programs Neglect Addicts at Heart of Epidemic

The country has become one of the world’s low points in the effort to fight the spread of HIV and unchecked intravenous drug use is the biggest cause, international health officials say.

Published
17 January 2011
From
New York Times
Injecting drug use
New York: Needle Exchange Programs Creating a Difference

“New York City is a metropolis that is driven by facts and not fear,” Favaro says. She has not faced opposition uptown, but believes that in some parts of Manhattan – the more affluent neighborhoods —  needle exchange still encounters criticism.

Published
14 January 2011
From
The Uptowner
Injecting drug use
UK: Health warnings for people who use heroin

The UK's informal system to warn heroin users about emerging risks is patchy and flawed, leaving this vulnerable group exposed to further dangers, say experts.

Published
14 January 2011
From
The Lancet
Injecting drug use
Getting Serious about Stigma: the problem with stigmatising drug users

This research shows that people with a history of drug problems are heavily stigmatised and are seen as both blameworthy and to be feared. As a result they are subject to exclusion and discrimination in many areas. The stigmatisation of people with drug problems has serious consequences for government policy.

Published
20 December 2010
From
UK Drug Policy Commission
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