All the news Showing 10 of 37 articles from: Injecting drug useGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Strategies for hepatitis C ‘treatment as prevention’ must address the concerns of people who inject drugs Roger Pebody / 28 October 2015 While epidemiologists and public health experts are excited by the potential of new hepatitis C drugs to limit onward transmission of the virus among people who inject drugs, the strategies ignore profound ... Needle and syringe exchanges need to adapt to meet the needs of people who inject steroids and image-enhancing drugs Roger Pebody / 22 October 2015 The numbers of people injecting steroids and other image-enhancing drugs has increased significantly in the last decade and harm reduction services need to develop new skills if they are to help ... Why is injecting equipment re-used? Drug users do their own research to find out Roger Pebody / 22 October 2015 Even in the context of the relatively good access to harm reduction services in Australia, the principle reasons for people who inject drugs to re-use syringes relate to the convenience of services, ... Opioid substitution therapy, especially in combination with needle exchange, reduces transmission of hepatitis C Roger Pebody / 20 October 2015 A pooled analysis of 25 studies has shown for the first time good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy substantially reduce new hepatitis C infections. Previously, this had ... Hepatitis C infections soaring, fueled by prescription painkiller abuse USA TODAY / 11 May 2015 Skin Vs. Needle: IV Drug Use, Scars & Healing Talking Drugs / 16 January 2015 Drug users targeted in bid to stop hep C transmission Sydney Morning Herald / 17 December 2014 Why heroin has made a comeback in America The Economist / 24 November 2014 Opioid Maintenance Therapy Linked to Lower Hepatitis C Rates for People Who Inject Drugs HIVandhepatitis.com / 29 October 2014 Experts by Experience: injecting drug users' protective practices Drink and Drug News / 06 May 2014 ← Prev1234Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive