HIV & AIDS
Researchers relate arrests with HIV risk environment
Practices used in policing injection drug users in Russia might contribute to HIV transmission and overdose mortality.
Jul 9, 2014
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Health
Of non-marijuana drug users in the ER, nearly all are problem drug users
Of emergency patients who reported any drug other than marijuana as their primary drug of use, 90.7 percent met the criteria for problematic drug use. Among patients who reported cannabis (marijuana) as their primary drug, ...
Jul 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Behavioral characteristics of Appalachian community contribute to epidemic of hepatitis C
High rates of injection drug use, little access to intervention services and tight-knit social circles have created a perfect storm for the spread of the hepatitis C virus in Appalachia.
Jun 30, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug users switch to heroin because it's cheap, easy to get
A nationwide survey indicates that heroin users are attracted to the drug not only for the "high" but because it is less expensive and easier to get than prescription painkillers.
May 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Task force recommends hep B screening for high-risk people
(HealthDay)—Doctors should regularly screen people at high risk for contracting the hepatitis B virus, which causes chronic illness and can lead to liver cancer if left untreated, a national panel of health experts has ...
May 27, 2014
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Cardiology
Statin users eating more bad food than a decade ago, study shows
(HealthDay)—Many Americans who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs seem to believe they can eat plenty of unhealthy foods without suffering any consequences, a new study suggests.
Apr 25, 2014
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Addiction
Denmark opens more 'drug rooms' after successful trial
The gangly, 46-year-old father of three speaks five languages and talks effortlessly about international politics. What he can't do, for the moment at least, is kick his cocaine and heroin habit.
Apr 10, 2014
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Addiction
US heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
As the ranks of heroin users rise in the U.S., increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it—because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies ...
Apr 6, 2014
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Medications
'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
On a beautiful Sunday last October, Detective Dan Douglas stood in a Minnesota home and looked down at a lifeless 20-year-old—a needle mark in his arm, a syringe in his pocket. It didn't take long for Douglas to realize ...
Apr 6, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
AIDS: Crimean drug users at risk, says NGO
More than 14,000 injecting drug users in Crimea risk being cut off from life-saving treatment and services prohibited in Russia, an NGO working to halt HIV spread warned on Thursday.
Mar 20, 2014
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