Intravenous drug users

38. Governments should include appropriate information in school curricula and non formal training programmes on the effects of high risk behaviour, including intravenous drug use, on the transmission of HIV infection.

In the Tour de France, cyclists can even use overnight intravenous nutrition and hydration to restore their bodies. Training at high altitude is permitted, though it gives those athletes who can do it an edge over competitors who must train at sea level.

The Government of Brazil runs one of the most successful HIV AIDS programmes in the world, including free STD and HIV testing, free male and female condom distribution, as well as preventive services for women in the sex industry and intravenous drug users.

Intravenous drug use is spreading HIV AIDS in Iran, Central Asia, and the former Soviet Union. In traditional Western European markets, health officials should brace for a rise in the number of deaths from drug overdoses, as this year s bumper opium crop will lead to higher purity doses of heroin.

In the first controlled study, researchers reported a 50 decline in symptoms of depression within two hours of a ketamine infusion, and one third of patients were virtually symptom free within a day. Moreover, patients reported diminished thoughts of suicide a mere 40 minutes after receiving an intravenous infusion of the drug.