We've been talking a lot about sharing, so we decided to do a Hooked show on the subject.

We discussed reasons people share, the perceptions of sharing in trust relationships (eg husband and wife) and of course ways of minimising the risks of blood borne virus transmission if someone decides they are going to share.

I'm currently writing some overdose workshops for the project I work for and this question is going to be one of the areas of discussion, so I thought I'd write a bit about it here.

Julian Buchanan has been featured in a number of filmed interviews for FEAD (Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs). This is a very interesting set of films with a focus on the politicisation of the approach to drug users in society, and the resulting prejudice and discrimination this can lead to.

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.

I've decided to restart the series of round-ups on injecting related news.

The Australian Department of Health and Ageing have released a report into the cost effectiveness of Needle Programme, the highlights have been summarised in this article from the Virtual Medical Centre and include the number of HIV and HepC infections prevented as well as the financial savings. Although in the UK we do now have the NICE guidance, it would be good to have a report more like the Australian one that goes into these greater levels of detail.