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.

Documents

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Added Shooting Up slideset November 2016 update.

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

  9. 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. 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. First published.