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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.

Epidemiology

Top 5 stories on HIV in the US from CROI 2024

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26 March 2024
Harm reduction

Over 30 years, big fall in HIV among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, but hepatitis C remains high

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22 March 2024
Harm reduction

More people using government programmes for opioid addiction in Ukraine since the war started

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6 September 2023
People who inject drugs

Very high HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in South Africa

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25 July 2023
Harm reduction

Global coverage of harm reduction programmes up, but remains low

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17 May 2023
People who inject drugs

Russia: Combining HIV and drug treatment doubles the proportion of opiate users who have an undetectable viral load

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22 March 2023
People who inject drugs

Sexual and emotional intimacy key to syringe sharing among women who inject drugs in Philadelphia

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23 January 2023
People who inject drugs

Success in containing and treating HIV among people injecting drugs in the UK has stalled in recent years

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21 September 2022
Harm reduction

Pilot harm reduction programmes in Africa show progress, despite challenging laws and policies

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8 August 2022
People who inject drugs

The population of people injecting drugs in the UK is getting older

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6 July 2022
Elimination of hepatitis C

UK report urges re-think on hepatitis C reinfection

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15 April 2022
People who inject drugs

The US must tackle racial disparities among people who inject drugs and expand syringe service programmes

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26 January 2022
Economic & social inequality

One in five new cases of HIV and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs due to unstable housing in US and UK, modelling shows

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18 January 2022
HIV testing programmes & uptake

HIV testing and prevention services affected badly by COVID in Europe, HIV treatment less so

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15 November 2021
People who inject drugs

Baltic neighbour states far apart on HIV prevention

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22 February 2021
People who inject drugs

It’s possible to end HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in low- and middle-income countries

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26 November 2020
PrEP programmes & uptake

Glasgow outreach service shows the feasibility of PrEP for people who inject drugs

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24 November 2020
Transmission & prevention

Top 10 articles on HIV prevention from AIDS 2020

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31 July 2020
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Overdose deaths have reduced survival gains among people with HIV in British Columbia

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20 July 2020
Harm reduction

Harm reduction for people who inject drugs in Ukraine and Tanzania associated with improved HIV prevention outcomes

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5 July 2020
Harm reduction

Injecting drugs in public places linked to a higher risk of HIV, hepatitis C and overdose, Scottish survey finds

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17 February 2020
Chemsex & recreational drug use

Chemsex is an emerging issue in the Middle East and eastern Europe

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5 December 2019
Harm reduction

Low harm reduction coverage for people who inject drugs in South Africa

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23 July 2019
Harm reduction

Opioid overdose deaths are rising among people with HIV in the United States

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28 March 2019