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This review explains the relative risks and benefits of e-cigarettes, in terms of harm reduction when compared with cigarettes and as an aid to quitting.
Key findings of the review include:
- the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are [...]
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This report presents the findings of Sweep 13 of the estimates of the prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine use in England, covering 2016/17. These continue the long time series of opiate and/or crack cocaine use prevalence estimates, starti[...]
The report covers e-cigarette use among young people and adults, public attitudes, the impact on quitting smoking, an update on risks to health and the role of nicotine. It also reviews heated tobacco products. The main findings of PHE's eviden[...]
The unlinked anonymous monitoring (UAM) survey of people who inject drugs (PWID) is an annual survey with the aim to measure the level of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in this population. The survey also monitors the levels of risk and protec[...]
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | 2013
Rapport1. People who inject image and performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids and melanotan, are at greater risk of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection than previously thought. In England and Wales, the level of HIV infection amon[...]
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | 2016
Rapport* HIV levels remain low, but risks continue. In the UK, around one in 100 people who inject drugs is living with HIV. Most have been diagnosed and will be accessing HIV care. However, HIV is often diagnosed at a late stage among people who inje[...]
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | 2019
Rapport* Preventable bacterial infections are increasing. Over half of people who inject drugs (PWID) report having a recent symptom of a bacterial infection. Severe bacterial infections in PWID have been increasing since 2013/14. The cause of the ris[...]
This review was commissioned by the Department of Health (now the Department of Health and Social Care), which asked Public Health England to provide an overview of alcohol-related harm in England and possible policy solutions. It provides a br[...]
This report presents the independent findings, conclusions and recommendations of an expert group supported by Public Health England and the Local Government Association. The expert group investigated drug-related deaths in England with the aim [...]
