Hooked 22: Groin injecting

Groin injecting is something every NSP worker and a large number of injectors have to deal with every week.

In this weeks Hooked podcast we discuss both the reasons people groin inject and its associated risks, if you work with groin injectors and don't already talk with them about their practices then this is a show you could really do with listening to. For the rest of you give it a listen anyway, it's a great show.

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If you're not someone who has listened to podcasts before, or if you have never even heard of them then we have an introductory article that explains all here.

Shownotes

In this show I mentioned that groin injecting is still on the increase nationally as shown in the latest Shooting Up report.

One of the best resources for working with groin injecting is the new Keep Walking DVD that is part of the Harm Reduction Works campaign.

We covered a lot of the health concerns from groin injecting pseudoaneurysm, DVT, and leg ulcers.

Allison gave a great presentation to the National Conference on Injecting Drug Use about groin injecting, you can listen to her presentation on the conference archive.

I also referenced a previous Hooked on acids and my article on explaining needle sizes.