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The little community clinic that could

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Hepatitis C has been called a silent killer. An individual can have the insidious virus for years without realising, until it starts to attack their liver with potentially deadly consequences. An estimated 50,000 people in New Zealand have hepatitis C, and the numbers are expected to increase dramatically. A community clinic has been set up Christchurch as a pilot programme with the aim of tackling the disease head on. Kelly Andrew takes a look at its novel approach.

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A clients view of the Christchurch Hepatitis C Community Clinic

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Richard* says he would not have found out he had hepatitis C if he hadn’t visited the Christchurch Hepatitis C Community Clinic last year.

The point of prison needle exchange

Friday, November 27, 2009

“Give needles to inmates” was the Dominion Post’s provocative headline when reporting on our “Alcohol and other drugs in the criminal justice system” policy, and a proposed Australian prison needle exchange has just been sunk after media controversy.

Needle exchange comes of age

Friday, November 27, 2009

The New Zealand National Needle Exchange Programme was the first of its kind in the world, and this year, it turns 21. Kim Thomas looks at the history of this quiet achiever and talks to some of those who have helped form its development over the years.

Needle exchange comes of age

Thursday, November 26, 2009

The New Zealand National Needle Exchange Programme was the first of its kind in the world, and this year, it turns 21. Kim Thomas looks at the history of this quiet achiever and talks to some of those who have helped form its development over the years.

Following the paper trail

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

In the May 2008 Matters of Substance, Martina Melis provided readers with an overview of the situation of Thailand’s drug users during the 2003 war on drugs. “Same same, but different” highlighted worrying signs that the Thai government’s launch of a new drug control strategy in 2008 was, in fact, a second round of drug suppression in the Land of Smiles.

Into my arms: Injecting drug use in New Zealand

Monday, April 28, 2008

We’ve previously updated readers on findings from the Illicit Drug Monitoring System (IDMS). In this update, Chris Wilkins and Charles Henderson focus on injecting drug use behaviour with data from the IDMS and Needle Exchange New Zealand’s seroprevalence surveys.