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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.

Chemsex & recreational drug use

ChemSex Support videos

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56 Dean Street
24 February 2015
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Africa: HIV Rises in Injecting Drug Users

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Voice of America
23 February 2015
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Global State of Harm Reduction 2014 Report

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Harm Reduction International
18 February 2015
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Malaysia is ‘world leader’ in battling HIV spread with needles, says UK report

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Malay Mail
18 February 2015
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Ireland: Radical legislation to allow for supervised injecting centres for heroin users

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Herald
17 February 2015
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Rise in UK Steroid Use Brings Severe Health Risks

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Talking Drugs
16 February 2015
People who inject drugs

Half the picture – beyond drug overdose as a cause of death in opioid using people

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DrugScope
30 January 2015
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Could a Syriza Win Spell Good News for Harm Reduction in Greece?

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Talking Drugs
26 January 2015
Epidemiology

HIV sweeps across eastern Europe amid economic crisis

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EUobserver
26 January 2015
People who inject drugs

Ukrainian drug addicts dying due to treatment ban, says UN

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The Guardian
23 January 2015
People who inject drugs

New EMCDDA review studies the effectiveness of overdose antidote, naloxone

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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
20 January 2015
Experiences of stigma

Skin Vs. Needle: IV Drug Use, Scars & Healing

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Talking Drugs
16 January 2015
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2013 could have been a turning point in drug treatment in England

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Drug & Alcohol Findings
9 January 2015
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

First of its kind HIV/hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection guide to help curb increasing prevalence and mortality in the UK launched

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56 Dean Street, via Medical News Today
29 December 2014
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Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection

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Science Daily
17 December 2014
Tuberculosis & HIV

Ukraine’s capital is facing an explosive TB epidemic

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TB Europe Coalition
17 December 2014
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Harm reduction programs need more flexibility to work properly in Eastern Europe

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Aidspan
15 December 2014
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Opioid substitution therapy and HIV prevention in Belarus

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UNAIDS
15 December 2014
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Gaps in HIV prevention expose Europe to risk of outbreaks

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EMCDDA
2 December 2014
Circumcision

UNITAID Finds Affordability, Availability and Demand Slow Access to HIV Prevention Products

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UNITAID
1 December 2014
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Why the UK’s drug strategy should remain a Home Office responsibility

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The Guardian
25 November 2014
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DrugScope responds to Iain Duncan Smith's comments about methadone

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DrugScope
25 November 2014
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Why heroin has made a comeback in America

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The Economist
24 November 2014
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Needle exchange and the HIV epidemic in Vancouver: Lessons learned from 15 years of research

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Drug & Alcohol Findings
21 November 2014