&#39;Epidemic among London drug users&#39;
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Cases of hepatitis C among young drug users in London are reaching epidemic levels, researchers have warned. The number of people who inject drugs who now have HIV is also worryingly high, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
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In the wake of more than 400 deaths nationwide from heroin laced with the painkiller fentanyl, some needle exchange programs are giving addicts prescriptions for a drug to keep on hand to halt an overdose.
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A number of cities are seeing a rise in drug users taking heroin and crack together, a charity says.
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A self-described drug addict stood by a vacant lot on the city&#039;s South Side and pointed down the block. There, he says, more than a dozen of his friends and acquaintances died after using heroin laced with a strong painkiller.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (IPS) - A growing number of people are getting addicted to   tranquillisers and other prescription drugs, and this abuse is  set to  exceed illicit drug abuse, the International Narcotics  Control Board  (INCB) warns in a report published Thursday.
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More than 400 people in Scotland contracted HIV last year, World Aids Day organisers reveal.
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Alcoholics have one, and so do drug abusers. Now people addicted to e-mail also have a 12-step programme designed to tackle their obsession.
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One of the largest-ever series of drug raids is carried out on properties in London and home counties
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The extent of Britain's drug problem has been laid bare in a survey which highlighted increasing steroid abuse among young men and the rise of a deadly heroin/crack cocaine cocktail known as speedballing.
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TORONTO (CP) - The alarming prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C infection among inmates is a health issue that affects all Canadians and requires the country&#39;s prisons to immediately adopt needle exchange programs, advocacy groups said Wednesday.
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Â·  UK defies European trend with 11% rise in London Â·  Recent outbreaks in Luton and Swansea schools
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Young people face a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
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By Yuri Kadobnov, AFP. A scientific review that appears in this month&#39;s edition of the journal Psychopharmacology reports that half of all adults experience drug-withdrawal symptoms
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A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.
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LONDON  Teenagers and young adults who frequently use cannabis are increasing their risk of suffering from psychotic symptoms such as bizarre behavior and delusions later in life, Dutch scientists said ...
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Sexually transmitted disease levels are reaching &quot;epidemic proportions&quot; in Britain among young women, says British Health Secretary John Reid.
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Drug users seeking help to quit their habit face a "postcode lottery" of care, a watchdog has said.