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Consumption rooms among ‘key interventions’ to prevent infections, says EMCDDA
[…] in the number of HIV diagnoses over the last decade among people in the EU/EEA who inject drugs, very few countries have seen a significant reduction in hepatitis C infections, says the document. Alongside the still-controversial consumption rooms, the other five key interventions are listed as sterile injecting equipment, voluntary and confidential infectious disease […]
Seventy organisations call for overdose prevention site pilots
[…] coordinated by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH). Signatories include nine royal colleges, a number of drug treatment agencies, the Association of Directors of Public Health, the Hepatitis C Trust, National Aids Trust and the BMA’s science board, alongside individual signatories. The statement calls for overdose prevention centres and says we can ‘no longer […]
DDN December/January 2021
[…] for ‘live’ debate, so what a treat to be given DDN sessions at HRI’s online Constellations event. We chose to focus on naloxone action, peer-led initiatives on hepatitis C, and two issues that have fired up our pages for many years – ensuring people are on the dose that suits them, and the all-important […]
Equinox Churchfield and Cherington
[…] is a 5 bed abstinence based accommodation for individuals that have completed first stage treatment but have ongoing housing and treatment needs. Both services offer an in-house community programme, one to one key working and signposting to other services such as ETE advisers, Hepatitis screening, fellowship meetings. Website: https://socialinterestgroup.org.uk/ Telephone: 020 3668 9270 Email: info@socialinterestgroup.org.uk
Spread the word
[…] people who use drugs, while also promoting policy alternatives grounded in public health, social inclusion and human rights. The global ‘war on drugs’ is fuelling HIV and hepatitis epidemics among people who use drugs, as well as a wide range of other health, social and economic harms. People who inject drugs now account for […]
HCVAction
HCVAction are the online home for the hepatitis C professional community. They are committed to ensuring that more infected people are diagnosed and treated, through information sharing, awareness raising, training and campaigning. www.hcvaction.org.uk/ Home HCV Action
DDN Conference 2019 Programme
[…] – Lord Victor Adebowale introduces the theme ‘keep on moving’ and its significance to service user involvement. 10.30-10.50 – Rosanna O’Connor explains how PHE are moving on hepatitis C strategy. 10.50-11.10 – Mat Southwell makes the case for putting people who use drugs back at the heart of the response to drug user health and […]
‘Get Connected’ – The DDN conference programme
[…] ‘Get Connected’ theme and the DDN ‘Wider Health’ initiative. Treating the whole person: Stacey Smith looks at addressing linked conditions and better healthcare through a journey of hepatitis C treatment. Finding the right match: Sue McCutcheon considers screening, outreach and getting into treatment, whatever the health need. It takes two – the unwritten contract […]
Safe Space
[…] safe and supervised injecting centres is a recognised harm reduction initiative that can lead to saving lives, encourage engagement with treatment services, and help reduce HIV and hepatitis C infections. They also address public concerns about discarded needles and public injecting, and do not attract drug users en masse from other areas. According to […]
Boots Needle Exchange Scheme
Sharing and reusing needles for injecting drugs puts you at significant risk of contracting blood borne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C. To help reduce the risk there are local schemes that exchange used needles for new needles. To find your nearest participating Boots store click here How it works: Check with […]
Letters
[…] others and I have been doing some misbehaving over the past week, and we all need to do more! Firstly there was the first European Conference on Hepatitis C and Injecting Drug Use, which was packed full of people with passion and commitment fighting to improve access to HCV and OST. People put themselves […]
‘Millions’ of children exposed to World Cup alcohol marketing
[…] cause of death that continues to rise in England while falling in other European countries, with 90 per cent of cases caused by either alcohol, obesity or hepatitis B and C. One in ten people in England who die in their 40s now die of liver disease, while Alcohol Concern’s updated ‘map of alcohol […]
DDN 050321
[…] What you need to know Bins & Needles 16th May – Safer Injecting & Harm Reduction Crack Awareness & Users Needs 25th May Personality Disorders 8th June Hepatitis B & C 15th June – Routes and Pathways Drugs & Housing 16th June Working with Diversity 24th June 2 day courses (£180 + VAT) Motivational […]
DDN050711
[…] to ‘places to do with ser vice users’ from a director y of south east Wales. These early editions were all about getting information out, particularly about Hepatitis C – ‘because it was such an epidemic. I found stuff that I didn’t know, so I knew other users didn’t know it – and they […]
DDN 050516
[…] is about running inpatient detoxification for high-risk clients and providing highly skilled psychological inter ventions. There’s no suggestion that primar y care should manage combination therapy for hepatitis C virus. There are also complex social needs, eg homelessness, which it would be impractical to respond to in conventional primary care. And what about sitting […]
DDN 041223
[…] shops and pubs which sell alcohol to minors. May:The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh calls for considerable extra resources to improve detection and treatment rates for hepatitis C. The Obser verclaims that ‘soaring levels of cocaine use among young British professionals have led to a record number of deaths’. Drugscope reveals that police […]
A Deep Breath
[…] harm reduction to the prison estate. Prison not only took away freedom, it also took away freedom to make choice, so with any health intervention (such as hepatitis C testing and treatment) it was hard to gain trust. In 2018 smoking was banned from prisons – for reasons of prison officers inhaling second-hand smoke […]
Government launches HIV action plan to ‘tackle stigma and end transmissions by 2030’
[…] uptake rate of 70 per cent and had identified almost 720 new HIV diagnoses during its 33-month evaluation period, along with more than 830 new diagnoses of hepatitis C. ‘Our national re-engagement programme, a truly innovative and agile approach, targets the epidemic where it’s growing and leaving no one behind,’ said health secretary Wes […]
International Overdose Awareness Day: WithYou’s street outreach takes life-saving help directly to North East...
[…] support that’s available to help.’ The outreach team often works from community hub Harbour Place, where clients can access multiple services including WithYou’s prescribers, dental care, The Hepatitis C Trust workers, stop smoking services, and a hairdresser – all under one roof. Many clients lack phones or stable housing, making traditional appointment-based support difficult […]
Throwaway terms
[…] the group is for. Southall Black Sisters is one example: a support service rooted in the experiences of Black and minoritised women affected by domestic abuse. The Hepatitis C Trust began with just four people seeking support and information. It’s now a national charity working to eliminate the virus by 2030 – but its […]
Harm reduction first
[…] step in ‘a big piece of work’ to improve national understanding of NSP activity. LIVED EXPERIENCE Reflecting on the power of lived experience in harm reduction, The Hepatitis C Trust’s Stuart Smith said his organisation employed more than 100 peers and had five harm reduction hubs designed and run by people with lived experience. […]
Global drug use at historically high levels
[…] with drug use disorders were estimated to have received any form of drug treatment in 2023’. Of the 14m people who inject drugs, 6.9m are living with hepatitis C, 1.7m are living with HIV and 1.5m are living with both. Opium production remains ‘comparatively low’ following the Taliban’s 2022 ban, the document says. However, […]
Rooting for recovery
In its bare bones, 12-step addiction recovery is a group of people sharing their trials and tribulations in an effort not to get into trouble with drugs anymore. Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR) is a seven-year-old offshoot, as ever birthed in the USA. The three founding members of PIR used ibogaine – a shrub root-extract long […]
MPs demand ‘urgent action’ on liver disease
[…] monitored and used effectively on a far more thorough and systematic basis’. It also wants to see PHE and NHS England set ‘a clear goal’ of eliminating hepatitis C within 15 years. ‘Liver disease is the only one of the UK’s top five causes of death where death rates continue to rise and there […]
MPs demand ‘urgent action’ on liver disease
[…] monitored and used effectively on a far more thorough and systematic basis’. It also wants to see PHE and NHS England set ‘a clear goal’ of eliminating hepatitis C within 15 years. ‘Liver disease is the only one of the UK’s top five causes of death where death rates continue to rise and there […]
Back to the future
[…] in the opening of their harm reduction hub and the peer led approach to NSP in Hackney by the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C are good examples of activism in action. Enhanced harm reduction hubs unattached to treatment services could offer drug checking, a safe consumption space and accessibility […]
Startling statistics
[…] he sought help. Danny has been abstinent from drugs for 11 months. He has just completed the peer mentor programme at Turning Point, and volunteers at The Hepatitis C Trust and at his local church. The 45-year-old said the last year has been ‘the best time of my life’. It’s been a remarkable turnaround […]
A flexible approach to work
[…] the structure, meaning, support and something/someone to fight against over those ten years the path for Stu would likely have been much darker with, as he says, hepatitis C, overdose and prison all likely outcomes. The value of having people who are part of the community we serve as part of the workforce can’t […]
Flying the flag
[…] family project. ‘It’s that single intervention of alleviating isolation, because so many people with HIV live in isolation.’ Issues for HIV positive drug users included co-infection of hepatitis C and drug-resistant TB as well as denial of problematic drug use and their HIV diagnosis, she said. ‘I have a big group of friends and […]
Family journey
[…] For instance, our BEAD project supports those bereaved through substance misuse, and we work with families whose loved ones are veterans, or are experiencing gambling problems, have hepatitis C, or inject drugs. Our families might be experiencing child-parent violence and abuse, be affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), or they might be supporting […]
Olympian struggle
[…] this labyrinth of bureaucratic procedures to start treatment, and they’re not able to even maintain their HIV treatment because they go into drug relapses.’ The figures for hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs also make grim reading, standing at more than 70 per cent according to recent estimates. ‘In some places it’s […]
Make It Happen! programme
[…] ‘Perspectives’, chaired by Alistair Sinclair, UKRF Naloxone – Nigel Brunsdon, Injecting Advice and HIT Visible recovery – Lancashire User Forum (LUF) Hep C van – Jim Conneely, Hepatitis C Trust The case for drug consumption rooms – Philippe Bonnet, founder of the Independent Consortium on Drug Consumption Rooms UK recovery communities – Lester Morse, East […]
Adfam at 40
[…] this include the BEAD project supporting those bereaved through substance misuse, working with families of veterans with substance misuse problems, families of gamblers, families of people with hepatitis C or who inject drugs, those experiencing child-parent violence and abuse, families supporting a loved one with a dual diagnosis, or Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). […]
Overdose prevention centres could save ‘thousands’ of lives, says major evidence review
[…] as consumption rooms – have reportedly safely managed ‘hundreds, in some cases, thousands’ of overdoses, ‘saving many lives’. Researchers also found evidence of prevention of HIV and hepatitis transmission through reduced sharing of injecting equipment, as well as referrals to drug treatment and other support and collection of valuable data for health services. The […]
Met seizes 150,000 nitazene tablets
[…] on nitazenes. (News, January 2023): Fentanyl behind 80% increase in New York’s overdose deaths Search the DDN archive for more on nitazenes, fentanyl and synthetic opioids. [/vc_column_text] [vc_column_text]Search some commonly used tags ACMD Alcohol cannabis commissioning covid-19 criminal justice drug-related deaths drug policy drug related death gambling harm reduction hepatitis C homelessness mental health Naloxone OST overdose PHE prison public health nitazenes Recovery Residential Drug Treatment Scotland smoking Stigma young people[/vc_column_text] dark web
Home truths
[…] in five of these deaths are related to drug poisoning (DDN, December 2022/January 2023, page 4). Homelessness and unstable housing also ‘substantially’ increase the risk of acquiring hepatitis C and HIV among people who inject drugs (DDN, April 2021, page 5), and according to Crisis, two thirds of homeless people cite drug or alcohol […]
DDN_November_2023
[…] short supply, and âobviously you have everyone going for thoseâ, says Thornhill. âSo if you donât have the social housing option, and people arenât able to access hepatitis C and HIV among people who inject drugs (DDN, April 2021, page 5), and according to Crisis, two thirds of homeless people cite drug or alcohol […]
Liver disease admissions up more than a fifth in a year
[…] with the highest rates and those with the lowest, OHID points out. ‘Liver disease is almost entirely preventable, with the major risk factors – alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B and C –accounting for up to 90 per cent of cases’ it states. Liver disease admissions are up by 47 per cent compared to a […]
Bringing care to the streets of Hackney
[…] see a nurse for a full assessment of alcohol use to access detox and rehab services get tested and treated for blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis have access to urine and blood pressure tests if needed use a needle and syringe exchange and harm minimisation services review and restart treatment to come […]
DDN February 2023
[…] they take on board the stresses and strains of clients with many complex needs, together with strong and inspiring partnerships on projects ranging from mental health to hepatitis C. And for a story with many plot twists, its fair share of villains and an eye-watering level of deception, read about the fight to end […]
New liver cancer support service launched
[…] an emergency setting, such as A&E. The disease is most common in people who already have liver disease, especially cirrhosis, which is most often caused by alcohol, hepatitis or obesity. The service has been launched ‘so that everyone living with liver cancer has better access to high-quality information and we can better advocate on […]
DDN September 2022
[…] trauma that underlies most addiction problems (p8). People with lived experience have been vital to the development and success of essential parts of the treatment system, including hepatitis C initiatives (p10 & 16). Let’s also remember (p25) that they are vital to designing a harm reduction system that makes sense. Starting this month, our […]
Another record year for England and Wales drug deaths
[…] issues as a result. Through measures such as increased provision of naloxone, easier access to safe needles and syringes, and testing and treatment for diseases such as hepatitis C, Humankind is focused on ensuring that people who use drugs face fewer risks.’ From a statement by Humankind **** Niamh Eastwood, Release ‘AN UTTER DISGRACE […]
Back to ‘Brilliant Basics’ for Change Grow Live with a HIT Harm Reduction Partnership
[…] design, development and delivery of services. The training is just one part of Change Grow Lives wider harm reduction strategy that also encompasses the micro elimination of Hepatitis C, increasing access to structured treatment, enhanced outreach work, continued focus on optimised dosing and improving the coverage and quality of needle and syringe programmes. DDN […]
The Forward Trust expands its reach in Southend, Humberside and London
[…] to each person’s needs, so will look slightly different for everyone. Interventions on offer include: one-to-one and group support; health checks and testing for blood-borne viruses, including Hepatitis C; help to detox; prescribed medication (where appropriate and following a medical assessment), naloxone dispensing and needle exchange; support from peers who have been through similar […]
Worldwide cocaine manufacture hits record high
[…] people being treated for drugs issues in Africa and Latin America. Around 11.2m people were injecting drugs, the document says, around half of whom were living with hepatitis C, compared to 1.4m living with HIV – 1.2m were living with both. Overdose deaths in North America and Canada, meanwhile, ‘continue to break records’ and are […]
Consuming passion
[…] – he’s aware DCRs aren’t a vote winner,’ But a growing number of organisations are already backing the campaign, including Release, the National Aids Trust (NAT), the Hepatitis C Trust, HIT, Swanswell and Inclusion Drug Alcohol Services in Birmingham. Media storm Considering the reaction to the Brighton report, however, just how big an obstacle […]
Drugs of choice
[…] that mental health was an issue for almost half of us – hardly surprising as those rooms are full of people in early addiction-healing, not to mention hepatitis C, HIV and other BBVs. She proceeded to suggest I keep taking vitamin D, as it is helpful for people with depression. I didn’t mind the […]
DDN Publication dates 2023
[…] & resettlement Gambling April Training & careers Early trauma May Criminal justice Mental health (MH Awareness Week, 9-15 May) June Volunteering (Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June) Veterans July/August Hepatitis C (Hep C Awareness Day, 28 July) Alcohol (Alcohol Awareness Week, 3-9 July) DDN Conference coverage September Recovery Month Enterprise October Criminal justice Mental health (MH […]
Cannabis four times stronger than 25 years ago
[…] ‘develop sustainable solutions to drug use’, the document says. More than 11m people worldwide are now estimated to inject drugs, around half of whom are living with hepatitis C. The number of daily doses of methadone and buprenorphine has risen from 557m in 1999 to 3,317m, a six-fold increase. In common with recent reports […]
The long road
[…] bounds compared to how it used to be but for some reason there’s still reluctance in some places, which I’ll never understand,’ peer support lead at the Hepatitis C Trust and longstanding naloxone champion, Philippe Bonnet, tells DDN. ‘You’ve got some housing providers who still don’t want naloxone on their premises, for example. It […]
Careers
[…] may support workers through these qualifications. Some recovery/keyworkers choose to study addictions at a Masters level and/or are supported in work to develop specialisms, for example in hepatitis C. Case study ——– Counsellor/therapist Some people choose to develop their skills in counselling in order to pursue a career in addictions. There are also counsellors […]
Problem drug use ‘not a personal failing’, says SDF manifesto
[…] ‘who could benefit from treatment are actively engaged’, it says, while successful local harm reduction initiatives should be rolled out nationally, with increased investment for HIV and hepatitis testing for anyone with a history of injecting drugs. Services for women also need to be urgently improved, says SDF, to help reduce deaths and ensure […]
Online tool to help find a needle and syringe service
[…] to help people reduce harm, while studies have shown they are effective in helping people access drug treatment and in reducing the spread of bloodborne viruses like Hepatitis C. At the same time, With You is also releasing a host of online, diagram based harm reduction advice to encourage people who use drugs to […]
The Mother of Invention
[…] clients that they might be seeing but maybe we haven’t seen. We’ve also taken in naloxone, safe storage boxes and leaflets around public health campaigns like World Hepatitis Day.’ Online support One of the most significant changes across the sector has been the move to online support, which is not something that everyone thought […]
DDN110906
[…] particular problems experienced by the individuals who come into contact with drug and alcohol workers, such as: ● Negative mood and behaviour ● Living with illness e.g. hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease ● Eating healthily on low income Participants will look at ways that they can introduce healthy eating into their treatment programmes, with […]
DDN060410
[…] heroin use is deteriorating health. For injecting drug users, serious vein damage is common and there is an ever- present risk of contracting blood-borne viruses such as Hepatitis C and HIV. There is also a risk of overdosing. Alongside physical health damage, many heroin users experience mood and mental health problems. Periods of low […]
DDN060313
[…] a significant step in their drug using career. Injecting is an invasive process that heightens the risk of overdose and introduces additional risks such as contracting HIV, Hepatitis C and other blood- borne infections. Often, these are not the factors that make people reluctant to start injecting. Rather, they appear to be apprehensive about […]
DDN0312
[…] England would soon be measured by its new Treatment Outcome Profile (TOP). June Prompted by the increase in overdose deaths and the spread of bloodborne viruses, including hepatitis C, the government pledged nearly £2m towards drug harm reduction. A health promotion campaign, vaccination programme, training, and better data would all feature in the plan.Turning […]
DDN1911
[…] been availablesince 1993.’ The drop in drugs deaths after 2000 was followed by a steep increase in 2004/5, largely accounted for by deaths involving heroin and morphine. Hepatitis C, re-offending, drug prevalence, problem use and the methadone ‘cul de sac’ – all rising statistics – are detailed and analysed in our repor t. Moreover […]