Research and analysis

Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK

This report describes the extent of infections and injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United Kingdom.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 November 2013
• Last updated: 22 March 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Shooting Up: infections and other injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs in the UK, data to end of 2021

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Shooting Up: data tables accompanying the report, data to end of 2021

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Details

The annual Shooting Up report provides an overview of infections and injecting-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the UK.

Download Shooting Up slide set and infographic with data to end of 2021 for presentational use.

Previous reports are available to download from the UK Government Web Archive.

Published 1 November 2013
Last updated 22 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 22 March 2023

   Updated report, data tables, slide set and infographic with data to end of 2021.

2. 8 February 2022

   Added December 2021 report, data tables and links to the slide set and infographic.

3. 27 January 2021

   Added December 2020 update report, data tables and links to the slide set and infographic.

4. 17 December 2019

   Added December 2019 update report, data tables and briefing documents and added a link to the slide set and infographic.

5. 19 November 2018

   Added Shooting Up November 2018 update report; data tables; briefing; and added link to the slide set and infographic under the Details section.

6. 29 November 2017

   Added Shooting up November 2017 update report; data tables; briefing; and added link to the slide set and infographic under Details section.

7. 25 November 2016

   Added Shooting Up slideset November 2016 update.

8. 15 November 2016

   Added Shooting up November 2016 update, data tables, infographic and briefing.

9. 11 November 2015

   Added: Shooting Up November 2015 update: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK; data tables accompanying report; info-graphic; slide set; briefing for directors of public health, commissioners and service providers in England.

10. 5 November 2014

    The following have been added; Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK (November 2014 update); Data tables accompanying report; Info-graphic; Slide set; Briefing for directors of public health, commissioners and service providers in England

11. 1 November 2013

    First published.