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Types of non-sterile drug use practices varied widely, but included dissolving drugs in fruit juice (23.4%), the reuse of needles (72.1%), sharing needles with others who were febrile or ill (18%), reuse of needles previously used to drain wounds/abscesses to subsequently inject drugs (9.9%), and licking needles (21.2%).

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Disposable syringe with needle, with parts labelled: plunger, barrel, needle adaptor, needle hub, needle bevel, needle shaft According to the World Health Organization, about 90% of the medical syringes are used to administer drugs, 5% for vaccinations and 5% for other uses such as blood transfusions.

Sharing needles means two or more people use the same syringe, often multiple times, to inject drugs intravenously. Needles are the most commonly reused drug paraphernalia, especially among people lacking access to clean needles or education about the dangers of needle sharing.

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

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

Types of non-sterile drug use practices varied widely, but included dissolving drugs in fruit juice (23.4%), the reuse of needles (72.1%), sharing needles with others who were febrile or ill (18%), reuse of needles previously used to drain wounds/abscesses to subsequently inject drugs (9.9%), and licking needles (21.2%).

Needle fixation is when people become addicted not only to the drug, but also to the ritual of drawing their drug up into a needle, and the act