Historique
Rapport
Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2006. An update: October 2007
(Se shooter. Les infections chez les usagers de drogues par injection au Royaume-Uni en 2006. Mise à jour d'octobre 2007.)
Titre de série :
Shooting Up
Auteur(s) :
Health Protection Agency (HPA) ;
HOPE, V.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
34 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
London : Health Protection Agency
ISBN :
978-0-901144-95-9
Refs biblio. :
112
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
INFECTION
;
INJECTION
;
HEPATITE
;
VIH
;
BACTERIE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
PREVALENCE
;
EVOLUTION
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
;
ANGLETERRE
;
IRLANDE DU NORD
;
ECOSSE
Résumé :
The report suggests that homeless people who inject drugs are more likely to share needles and syringes: One in four IDUs who reported being homeless said that they had shared needles and syringes in the last month, compared with one in six who had not been homeless. IDUs are also more likely to develop abcesses, wounds and bacterial infections. Increasing numbers of IDUs inject in the groin and inject crack-cocaine, which both carry a higher risk of infection. Almost half of IDUs are infected with hepatitis C, and one in four has been exposed to hepatitis B. However, the number of IDUs in contact with drug services has increased noticeably and hepatitis B vaccination uptake has risen. Overall one in 75 IDUs in the UK has HIV. In London however, one in every 20 IDUs is infected with HIV. The recent increase in infections among IDUs indicates a need to re-examine the scope and range of harm reduction services provided for IDUs. Although a lot of work has been done in response to this, such as recent NICE guidelines and National Clinical Guidelines, much more is still needed to bring the levels of infection down.
Affiliation :
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.