Health Outcomes for Clients of Needle and Syringe Programs in Prisons: A Systematic Review Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver, Lisbon Addictions 2017, Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lissabon, 24.-26.10.2017 http://ww…

Schottland. Fears over loss of drug addicts' Glasgow Central Station needle exchange as HIV outbreak spreads USE of needle exchanges by drug addicts has plummeted since one of Scotland's busiest units closed, amid concerns the move is contributing…

UK/Liverpool. Wirral Needle Exchange: "70% Of Our Clients Are Steroid Users" As part of our exclusive investigation into steroid use on Merseyside, Radio City News have discovered more people are now injecting performance enhancing drugs than injec…

Drogen und Strafvollzug: Relaunch der Safer-Use-Homepage Die Homepage der Aidshilfe NRW zu den Themenbereichen Spritzenautomatenprojekt NRW und Drogen/Haft erstrahlt nun seit einigen Wochen in neuem Glanz. Neben den gewohnten Inhalten rund um das S…

Findings (UK) Research Analysis: Acceptability of low dead space syringes and implications for their introduction: A qualitative study in the West of England. Kesten J.M., Ayres R., Neale J. et al. International Journal of Drug Policy: 2017, 39, p…

WHO. Needle and syringe programmes A key component of the comprehensive package is the provision of sterile injecting equipment and its safe disposal. WHO has reviewed the evidence for the effectiveness of needle and syringe programmes in the Evide…