Credits

	Credits

The Safer Injecting Briefing by:

Jon Derricott, RGN, RMN, Training & Development Manager, HIT, Liverpool
Andrew Preston, RGN, RMN, Community Nurse, Drug Team CADAS, Dorchester
Neil Hunt, RMN, BSc, MSc, Research & Development Manager, Invicta Community Care NHS Trust, Maidstone

Contributing author:
Shaun Speed, RGN, BA Hons, Dip Co, Dip IGC,
Lecturer in Nursing, University of Liverpool

The Safer Injecting Briefing, 1999, HIT.
Extracts from this book may be reproduced and distributed free without permission from the author provided they are cited as follows: 'Extract from The Safer Injecting Briefing available from HIT, Tel 0151 227 4012'. Permission must be sought for any reproductions with commercial ends. The author would appreciate being sent copies of any materials in which text has been used.

Thanks to the following for their help in checking facts and offering advice and suggestions for the book:
Annie Bleeker, Manly Drug Education Centre, Australia

Jason Ditton, University of Glasgow

Lorraine James, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Mario Lap, Drugtext, Amsterdam

Julie Macrow, The Bridge Needle Exchange, Cambridge

Mick McKeown, University of Liverpool

Moira O'Brien, Becton Dickinson USA Ltd

Pat O'Hare, HIT

Lynne Parker, The Wellcome Library of the History of Medicine

James Parsons, The Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour

Ian Sandison, Becton Dickinson UK Ltd

Kirsteen Sheppard, HIT

Steffanie Strathdee, BC Centre for Excellence, Canada

Annette Verster, Rome

Marion Walker, Berkshire Pharmacy Syringe Exchange Scheme

John Witton, ISDD Library

and the participants of numerous safer injecting courses.

This is the on-line version of The Safer Injecting Briefing
ISBN 0 9535056 0X Published by HIT, 1999

Cover design by Splinter

Designed and typeset by Roger Harmar

Original illustrations by Oxford Illustrators

Distributed in the UK by HIT, Cavern Court,
8 Mathew Street, Liverpool, L2 6RE

Peer reviewers:
Jennifer Scott, BSc, MPharmS, The School of Pharmacy, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen; Pharmacist and Part-time Drug Worker (Drugs Action, Aberdeen)

Stefan Janikiewicz, Clinical Director, Wirral Drug Service

Chris Luke, Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Alan Matthews, CQSW, CCYW, Freelance Trainer

Peter McDermott, Independent Researcher

Janie Sheridan, PhD, MRPharmS, Senior Research Pharmacist, National Addiction Centre, London

Tony Quinnell, MB, ChB, Drugs North West

Michael Narayn Singh, Manager, Manchester Drug Service

Tim Rhodes, The Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, London

Andrew Bennett, Director, HIT

Tom Aldridge, BA, MPhil, CQSW, Freelance Trainer and Consultant

Lyn Matthews, Drug Worker

Pam Briscoe, RGN, SCM, NDN Cert, Clinical Co-ordinator, Wirral Drug Service

Susan J Burke, Drug Worker/Needle Exchange Nurse, Bolton CDT

We are grateful to Martindale Pharmaceuticals for an educational grant which has made this publication possible.

Your comments and suggestions for future editions of The Safer Injecting Briefing will be gratefully received. Please send them to:

Jon Derricott
c/o HIT, Cavern Court,
8 Mathew Street,
Liverpool, L2 6RE
or e-mail to jon@saferinjecting.org

And finally:

Thanks to Angela Parton, Debbie Preston, Todd, Sam, Rachel, Jack and Harry.

HIT was established in 1985 to provide drug training consultation and information services.

HIT has an international reputation for advocating and implementing a harm reduction approach to the use of drugs and is particularly committed to increasing the knowledge and health of injecting drug users.

HIT is also the:

Organiser of The International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm