Stories
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The blood notebooks
Novelist Rupert Thomson explores his unusual behaviour during a time of self-imposed isolation.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Busting myths about turkey-baster babies
The popular idea of sex-free, turkey-baster-led conception has been around since the 1970s. Christine Ro goes beyond the utensils drawer to find out if it’s ever really happened.
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
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Syringes
Paul Griggs- Digital Images
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Syringes
Adrian Wressell, Heart of England NHS FT- Archives and manuscripts
Syringes and Needles
Date: 1945-1947Reference: WA/PRL/HP/Sub/3/1- Digital Images
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Syringes: Hypodermic, made by Down Bros.
Down Brothers- Digital Images
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Syringes with bulbs of natural rubber. These bulbs were made from rubber bottles made by the Indians of S. America and imported to Europe at the end of 18th or beginning of 19th century.