Showing 918 news articles about Harm reduction

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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.

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Drug rooms: Admirers eye Copenhagen model

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BBC
30 October 2013
Harm reduction

Michel Kazatchkine: 24 hours in Bucharest

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Huffington Post
15 October 2013
People who inject drugs

Compulsory detention for drug use undermines treatment in Laos

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IRIN Plus News
11 October 2013
Harm reduction

Let’s reject shooting galleries! (Yes to Drug Consumption Rooms)

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Global Platform for Drug Consumption Rooms
10 October 2013
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

From Russia with love: Anti-gay legislation has inadvertently caused a public health crisis

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Al Jazeera
8 October 2013
Harm reduction

Injectable opioid treatment for chronic heroin addiction more cost-effective than oral methadone

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King's College London press release
3 October 2013
Chemsex & recreational drug use

It starts with you

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QX
27 September 2013
Chemsex & recreational drug use

NICE consultation on harm reduction for people who inject drugs - recommends services for people using steroids and image-enhancing drugs

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NICE press release
26 September 2013
Harm reduction

Analysis: In search of less a deadly syringe

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IRIN
12 September 2013
Chemsex & recreational drug use

Adult content warning: Gary tells DirtyBOYZ about his Party Times

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David Stuart
12 September 2013
PrEP

Why PrEP isn’t just a “Biomedical” intervention

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Incidence0
9 September 2013
Harm reduction

IDPC Briefing Paper - HIV prevention among people who use drugs in East Africa

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International Drug Policy Consortium
3 September 2013
Harm reduction

Drug addiction not a criminal issue, says chief medical officer

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The Guardian
19 August 2013
Chemsex & recreational drug use

HIV Protein Boosts Cocaine's Effect

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Scientist
16 August 2013
Epidemiology & behaviour

$25m to stem rise in HIV in Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald
12 August 2013
People who inject drugs

Don’t treat heroin and opioid addiction as short-term conditions: paper

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Global News
7 August 2013
Harm reduction

HIV and the potential collapse of the Malaysian fishing industry

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Astro
6 August 2013
People who inject drugs

Identifying a Monitor for Viet Nam’s Drug Treatment Centres Becomes a Condition of Global Fund Support

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Global Fund Observer
5 August 2013
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Op-ed: Are You Responsible for My HIV?

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Advocate.com
5 August 2013
Global health initiatives

Building drug detention center monitoring into Viet Nam’s grant terms, Global Fund takes step to address human rights concerns

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Science Speaks
2 August 2013
Harm reduction

Evidence trumps ideology over public health benefits of Insite

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Vancouver Sun
31 July 2013
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Methamphetamine increases susceptibility to deadly fungal infection

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
30 July 2013
People who inject drugs

Head of UN drug agency calls for prevention, fair access to treatment on World Hepatitis Day

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UN News Centre
29 July 2013
Epidemiology & behaviour

Blaming the Rise of HIV on 'Gay Sex Parties' Is Dangerous and Irresponsible

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Huffington Post
26 July 2013