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The essentials of safer injecting
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   Last updated: 25.06.04
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  • Get hold of new needles. Find out how to get them free from needle exchanges. They usually provide all sorts of other services as well

  • Use them when you inject. Work out in advance how to make sure you have enough needles to see you through so you never have to share them with anyone else

  • Learn how to clean your works. This is important for those times and situations when you can't get hold of new needles.





 

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Drug use
Safer drug use
  • The importance of safer injecting
  • The essentials of safer injecting
  • Identifying the risks
  • Possible risks from injecting
  • Where to get new needles
  • Cleaning works
  • Disposal of used works
  • Dealing with an overdose


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