Steroid abuse continues to grow
Steroid abuse and the risk of infection through drug vial and needle sharing continues to grow. Our reference to this, and the increasing number of young male gym users and […]
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Rising number of young men in London injecting steroids
The number of young men in London injecting steroids is rising on a “regular basis” a drugs charity has warned. South Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service said an increasing number […]
Steroid misuse increasing in Ireland
Addiction to steroid drugs in Ireland is increasing, though those who take them don’t identify themselves as drug users. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/steroid-drug-use-on-the-increase-in-ireland-study-of-drug-users-in-dublin-has-found-1.1409012 Profiling more than 300 drug users who used services at […]
Chief constable admits police officers across UK ‘are using criminals to buy steroids and abuse their power for sexual gratification’
It’s probably inevitable, and in some instances visually apparent, that a significant proportion of police officers frequent the gym and abuse steroids. Unlike the Chief Constable, I cannot be sure quite […]
Medical waste could be used to create new hips for osteoarthritis sufferers
An alternative method of replacing joints in osteoarthritis sufferers has been proposed by a group of scientists in Scotland. The researchers at the University of Strathclyde are undertaking a three-year […]
CalRecycle levy sharps disposal charge on IV drug manufacturers
CalRecycle have put out a message concerning the impending deadline for the registration of IV pharmaceutical manufactures’ who forthwith will be financially responsible for the collection and disposal of used sharps. […]
Infections among people who inject drugs 2014
New data from the on-going Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring (UAM) Survey of HIV and Viral Hepatitis among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have been published on the PHE website. The updated […]
Disposing used sharps
In the UK, we consider it a relatively straightforward process, to dispose used sharps into a compliant sharps bin and have these collected for approved incineration. But not everyone finds […]
Shooting Up: updated information concerning infection in UK drug users
Latest Shooting Up report focuses on the changing nature of injecting drug use The 12th annual report on infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom – […]
Hypodermic needles: a new essential in the gym kit?
It is a sad indictment of the ‘lets get fit and go to the gym to flex our muscles’ brigade that needles are becoming a standard, and increasing accepted part of […]
Sharps in the gym
The news media today are headlining the dramatic rise of drug abuse and needle sharing in gyms and sports clubs across the UK, and proposals by NICE to install needle […]
Further drug abuse in sports and gymnasia
It is reported in today’s BMJ that there is a further increase in drug abuse found among some sportsmen and women, and those using gyms and bodybuilding facilities. Steroid abuse […]
Muscle bound sharps users
Scots steroid injectors are using almost same number of needle exchanges as heroin addicts. Medic say the number of regular users of the bodybuilding drugs has soared across Scotland over […]
NICE recommendations – now gyms asked to provide sharps bins
Further reading of the NICE recommendations concerning sharps safety and improved hygiene measures for piercers, and those offering borderline beauty treatments including Botox and dermal filler injections has shown an additional recommendation […]
Diabetics’ needles
Nobody wants to fund collections of clinical waste from the community. Though some companies make a business out of ‘smalls’ it operates generally on small margins and yet is costly […]
Drug abuse in sport
Drug abuse in rife in sport and the sports culture. Many gyms including those which are part of the well-known high street chains have sharps bins in the toilets or […]
Clinical waste, or evidence?
Clinical waste is usually sent for disposal without delay and there is every chance that Roger Clemens, a US baseball pitcher otherwise known as “Rocket” wished that disposal was indeed prompt! […]
University installs sharps bins in toilets
The University of Iowa is to install needle-deposit bins in restrooms across its campus. Facilities Management will now foot the $9,000 bill for purchasing and installing the containers. Though dressing […]