This report outlines the findings of research with drug users and the staff that support them related to harms associated with chemsex, transactional sex; and the use of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs).
Twos aims of the report were to describe the risk-taking behaviours in relation to drug taking, sexual health and transmission of BBV (blood borne virus) of the three target groups and inform the development of a training programme for services providers on sexual health and blood borne viruses for the three defined groups.
Shooting Up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK 2011. An update: November 2012
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People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to a wide range of viral and bacterial infections. These infections can result in high levels of illness and in death, so public health surveillance of infectious diseases and the associated risk and protective behaviours among this group are important.
This report describes time trends on the extent of infections among PWID in the UK to the end of 2011. This year’s report focuses on hepatitis B virus infection but also contains updates on hepatitis C, HIV and bacterial infections.
