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Injecting cocaine leads to 10-fold increase in number of people getting HIV

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The number of UK drug users with HIV is at the highest in 30 years (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

A rise in the number of homeless people injecting themselves with cocaine is thought to be behind the UK’s biggest spike in HIV infection in 30 years. Cases of the disease have shot up 10-fold among drug-users in Glasgow, Scotland, according to researchers who back proposals for legal drug-consumption rooms. Read More

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