Sharps Sector News
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Taliban using HIV bombs
"Taliban fighters are burying dirty needles with their bombs in a bid to infect British troops with HIV, The Sun can reveal. Hypodermic syringes are hidden below the surface pointing upwards to prick bomb squad experts as they hunt for devices. The heroin needles are feared to be contaminated with hepatitis and HIV." (thesun.co.uk, June 10 2010)
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Infectious diseases continue to disproportionately affect drug users
A report from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has found that half of people who inject drugs are infected with hepatitis C, one in 100 have HIV and a third have a bacterial infection as a result of their injecting.
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Woman stabbed by used drugs needles thrown in bin
A WOMAN faces an agonising wait to see if she has contracted HIV after pricking herself on needles dumped by a drug user in her bin. The 25-year-old has been told she may have to wait up to five years for the all-clear from HIV and other viruses.
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Drug needles in 'one in five fly-tipping' Swindon cases
"More than one in five cases of fly-tipping in Swindon involve discarded drug needles, the borough council says. The council was notified about more than 400 cases of dumped drugs paraphernalia in the 12 months up to March". (BBC News Website, August 2011).
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Quality Training at Great Value
All Things Training are now working in partnership with Lincoln Chamber of Commerce to offer excellent training opportunities at a very competitive price to both members and non-members of the Chamber.
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"Tough Times and Problematic Drug Use are Close Bedfellows..."
Grave concerns were voiced at the National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF) annual conference in June, that the poor economic climate might ultimately lead to an increase in problematic drug use nationally.
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Team work - The Key to England Success
"England’s success in Australia has been long overdue, but….the team has managed to retain the Ashes...
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Impact of scheme to cut drug-related crime "not known"
"The Home Office does not know if a £1.2 bn-a-year scheme to tackle problem drug users reduced the costs of associated crime, MPs say....
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British Crime Survey finds rise in Class A drug use
There has been a 3% increase in the use of Class A drugs in England and Wales, Home Office figures show.
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"Change is on the way for delivery of training in the UK"
"According to our 2009 survey on learning and development, the role of line managers is growing as a result of the recession. The survey shows that 61% of respondents are investing in new programmes to develop line managers to help them deliver effective training" -CIPD Newsletter April 2009
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Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack
"HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study has shown. The Nature study highlights just how tough it could be to develop a vaccine that keeps pace with the changing nature of the virus." -BBC News website
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