The liver is a large organ on the right hand side of the body protected by the lower ribs. It has many different and important tasks that play an essential role in good health.
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What’s changing? From 1 February 2018, medicines containing codeine will no longer be available without a prescription. Why? Codeine is becoming a commonly used drug of dependence and research indicat
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This ’Hepatitis C and Vein Care’ on-line resource was produced by the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) for people who inject drugs on why looking after your veins can be o
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Why it’s important for injecting drug users to know about and understand hepatitis B?
Basically, the hepatitis B virus (hep B) attacks the liver. Hep B is both a blood borne virus and a sexu
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As part of its 2017-18 work plan, AIVL sought to develop a Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Best Practice Guide that detailed the needs of people who inject drugs, service delivery models across Austr
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