Accueil
Détail de la série
Shooting Up |
Documents disponibles dans cette série (6)
Ajouter le résultat dans votre panier Faire une suggestion Affiner la recherche
Rapport
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | London : Public Health England | 20131. 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[...]Rapport
The prevalence of HIV infection among injecting drug users (IDUs), in England & Wales at least, has probably increased in recent years. Overall HIV infection among IDUs in the UK remains, when compared to other countries, relatively rare with ar[...]Rapport
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 [...]Rapport
Health Protection Agency ; Health Protection Scotland ; National Public Health Service for Wales ; CDSC Northern Ireland ; CRDHB | London : Health Protection Agency | 2008This report is the latest in a series of annual Shooting Up reports documenting the wide range of harms experienced by injecting drug users - including blood borne viruses and bacterial infections. It found that one third of injecting drug users[...]Rapport
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | London : Public Health England | 2016* 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[...]Rapport
Public Health England ; Health Protection Scotland ; Public Health Wales ; Public Health Agency Northern Ireland | London : Public Health England | 2019* 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[...]