Heroin use in Zanzibar: a survey.

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      Heroin has been a street drug along the East African coast for 25 years (Beckerleg, 1995) but it has only recently been recognised and documented (Kilonzo et al, 2001; Jones & Needle, 2005). Heroin use is risky and HIV transmission an increasing problem (McCurdy et al, 2005). Susan Beckerleg and colleagues uncover high rates of unprotected sex, excessive needle sharing and continued re-use of old and dirty needles often kept in old tins, pockets, or as most do, hidden under rocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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