Tag: Drug Use
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Two Brothers Collapse in Sampaloc After Alleged Tuklaw Use Prompt Investigations
Overview Two brothers collapsed on a Sampaloc street in Manila on a Saturday afternoon, in what local authorities are treating as a suspected drug-related incident. Initial reports indicate the men, aged 17 and 19, experienced violent seizures and temporary paralysis after allegedly using a substance known locally as “black cigarette” or tuklaw. Police and medical…
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HIV Crisis in Fiji: Bluetoothing, Youth and a National Emergency
The outbreak no one saw coming Fiji, a Pacific nation with fewer than a million people, has witnessed a dramatic and fast-moving rise in HIV infections over the past decade. Once home to under 500 people living with HIV in 2014, the country reported around 5,900 by 2024. That same year brought a surge of…
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Fiji’s HIV Surge: Bluetoothing, Chemsex and Needles
Overview: A rising crisis in a small island nation Fiji, a Pacific nation with fewer than a million people, is facing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. From fewer than 500 people living with HIV in 2014, the country recorded about 5,900 by 2024 and 1,583 new cases in that year alone. Public health…
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HIV in Fiji: The Fastest-Rising Epidemic You’ve Probably Not Heard About
Introduction: A Quiet yet Surging Crisis Fiji, a small island nation in the South Pacific, is grappling with an HIV epidemic that has accelerated faster than in many other regions. Official figures show a dramatic rise in infections over the last decade, driven by a complex mix of unsafe injecting practices, drug use, and gaps…