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Partnership between Addaction and the Hepatitis C Trust aims to ensure 2,000 at risk of contracting the virus are screened With the start of London 2012 this weekend, it would be easy to miss another global event. Saturday is World Hepatitis Day. Not that the Olympics can be blamed for stealing its thunder. The day typically slips by without much fanfare, fitting for a disease which is rarely, if ever, spoken about. That, in itself, is a real problem. The annual Health Protection Agency (HPA) report on hepatitis C , released this week, highlights how the hepatitis C burden continues to grow. Hepatitis...

Contrary to the belief that mephedrone is less harmful than drugs like cocaine, many users showed signs of dependence Three in 10 clubbers who take the drug mephedrone exhibit symptoms associated with addiction, a study has found. Many users of the banned substance, sometimes called "meow meow", had several signs of dependence, including withdrawal effects, failed attempts to give up, and taking larger and larger doses. UK Home Office figures published in July found mephedrone ranks joint second with cocaine behind cannabis in popularity among 16- to 24-year-olds, with 4.4% having taken...