Injection Drug Use
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London, Ont. researchers confirm new method of HIV transmission and provide prevention techniqueNew studies are showing for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through sharing equipment used to prepare drugs, but also how this transmission can be prevented.HealthApr 25, 2019
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Growing use of hydromorphone linked to rise in potentially lethal heart infection in opioid-users: studyHydromorphone is difficult to dissolve, and people who inject drugs keep and share needles to use the drug residue, researchers say.HealthJan 28, 2019
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Middlesex-London Health Unit begins consultation process into supervised injection sitesThe Middlesex-London Health Unit has launched an online survey and scheduled nine public meetings in November to help map next steps to address the ongoing drug crisis.HealthOct 26, 2017
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Saskatchewan has highest HIV rate in country: health departmentThe Saskatchewan Health Department says the province has the highest reported number of HIV cases in the country.HealthOct 13, 2017
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Needle drug use up in LethbridgeOrganizations on the front lines of drug use in Lethbridge continue to see a rise in needle-injected drugsCrimeMay 11, 2016
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Hep C among street youth ‘alarming:’ studyVancouver street youth face an alarmingly high risk of hepatitis C infection because of a high incidence of injection drug use, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.Jul 25, 2014
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