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Naloxone is a heath intervention that can’t be effectively provided without the knowledge and social connections of PWID

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nam/aidsmap, may 5th 2017
Programmes to provide naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of opiate overdose, are successful because they harness the social contexts of drug use and train drug users to be ‘indigenous public health workers’ capable of intervening in an overdose, according to a qualitative study published in the May issue of Social Science & Medicine.
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Latest Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey results released

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, Safer sex, Sexual Activity, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW, 2017 The Adelaide Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited at a range of gay community sites in Adelaide. The major aim of the survey is to provide data on sexual, drug use and testing practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among gay...

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Harm reduction should address the specific needs of couples who inject drugs

By J Pope

In Crime and law, Hepatitis, HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD

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nam/aidsmap, 21 March 2017
The sharing of drug injecting equipment most often occurs between sexual partners, but the ways in which couples manage risks and care for each other have been largely ignored by harm reduction services, say Australian researchers.
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Hep C and you: a user’s guide to the latest information

By J Pope

In Hepatitis, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD

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Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL), January 2017
This booklet aims to increase knowledge and awareness of hepatitis C, allowing drug users to make informed decisions regarding their health. Produced by drug users for drug users, as part of a harm reduction, peer-based approach to health.

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Patients with Severe Mental Illnesses Slip Between Cracks in HIV Testing

By J Pope

In HIV, Mental health & sexual health

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University of California San Francisco, January 2017

People with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with psychosis may be up to 15 more likely than the general population to be HIV positive, but are only marginally more likely to be tested for the virus, according to a study headed by UC San Francisco.

Introducing AOD Media Watch

By J Pope

In Crime and law, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD, Young people

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AOD Media Watch, Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Media Watch is based on the same premise as the ABC show Media Watch. AOD Media Watch is run by a group of researchers and clinicians who work in the field, that aims to highlight poor examples of journalism regarding AOD-related issues in the hope that they can assist journalists to report more objectively using science and evidence rather than...

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