Needle sharing is the practice of intravenous drug-users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs such as heroin, steroids, and hormones.[1] This is a primary vector for blood-borne diseases which can be transmitted through blood (blood-borne pathogens).[2] People who inject drugs (PWID) are at an increased risk for Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV due to needle sharing practices.[3] From 1933 to 1943, malaria was spread between users in the New York City area by this method. Afterwards, the use of quinine as a cutting agent in drug mixes became more common.[4] Harm reduction efforts including safe disposal of needles, supervised injection sites, and public education may help bring awareness on safer needle sharing practices.
^"Sharing needles to inject drugs, and HIV". Avert. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
^"Access to clean syringes | Health Impact in 5 Years | Health System Transformation | AD for Policy | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
^"People who inject drugs". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
^Helpern M (1977). "An Epidemic of Sorts". Autopsy : the memoirs of Milton Helpern, the world's greatest medical detective. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-0-312-06211-8.
Needlesharing is the practice of intravenous drug-users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs...
veterinary medicine and developing countries. via contaminated hypodermic needles or blood products Transmission can also be indirect, via another organism...
transmission of HIV, hepatitis, and other blood-borne diseases through needlesharing, the introduction of skin bacteria to the bloodstream due to non-sterile...
A needle and syringe programme (NSP), also known as needle exchange program (NEP), is a social service that allows injecting drug users (IDUs) to obtain...
States and successful anti-needlesharing campaigns. Other critics argue that countries like Vietnam, where low dead space needles are distributed and available...
is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needlesharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already...
Chance of infection – This is generally a twofold major concern: Needlesharing or sharing syringes may transmit blood-borne diseases between users, such...
HIV, it may also be transmitted between users who share a common needle. The level of needlesharing among methamphetamine users is similar to that among...
or imprisonment. In 2022 Colorado legalized consumption, growing, and sharing for personal use, though sales are prohibited while regulations are being...
drugs are usually categorised into drug classes. A group of drugs will share a similar chemical structure, or have the same mechanism of action, the...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
in the western world occurs most often through sexual intercourse or needlesharing by intravenous drug users (IVDU). IVDU show the highest rate of HBV...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
diverse as alcohol, barbiturates, opiates, and psychomotor stimulants all share a profile of psychoactive effects characterized as euphoria. It is generally...
1960s Dance party Drug paraphernalia Drug tourism Entheogen Hippie Needlesharing Nootropic Party and play Poly drug use Rave Religion and drugs Self-medication...
Global Information