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SHOOTING UP DRUGS can be
dangerous to your health. This pamphlet
will give you information about what you
can do to reduce your risk of getting AIDS
and where to get help.
ITS WHAT YOU DO THAT PUTS YOU AT
RISK OF GETTING AIDS
AIDS IS SPREAD BY SHARING
NEEDLES
If you have mainlined or skinpoped (shot
drugs into your veins or any part of your
body - now or in the past) you may be at
risk of getting AIDS.
If you shared needles, cookers, syringes,
eyedroppers, water or cotton with
anyone, you are at risk of getting AIDS.
You are also at risk of getting AIDS if you
have sex with a person who's already
infected without using a "rubber".
Whether it be anal, vaginal or oral sex, you
are taking a chance.
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Follow Safer Sex Guidelines:
Know your sex partner.
Do not come inside any part of your
partner’s body (rectun, vagina or
mouth)
Wear a condom (rubber). The virus that
causes AIDS cannot penetrate
rubber (LATEX)
For further protection, you should pull
out before you come, even when
you wear a rubber, since
rubbers have been known to
leak or tear.
WOME N: It is in the best interests of you
and your future children to insist
that any male sex partner wear
a rubber. If you do shoot
drugs, you may want to keep from
getting pregnant.
REMEMBER
If you want to protect yourself, your sex
partner and your children, the following
information can help you reduce your
chances of getting AIDS.
Before you read further, remember this:
THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO
ENTER A TREATMENT/DETOX
PROGRAM.
Until you enter a treatment program for
your drug problem, here are some ideas
that may lower your risk of getting AIDS.
Then do the following:
Pour rubbing alchol into a clean cup.
Pull alchohol up into the syringe
through the needle, then squirt
out.
Take apart set of works.
Let alcohol soak for 15 minutes inside
needle.
Squirt out of needle with tap water.
CHILDREN GET AIDS TOO
THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE
We strongly recommend that you enter a
Treatment/Detox program. f
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For Further Information
About AIDS
call
Buy and keep your own set of works.
Do not share needles/works/cookers/
cotton/water and other drug
paraphanaiia
Do not leave your works where others
might use them
Be aware that some needles are
rebagged and sold as new,
but are really used spikes
in a different package.
No method is a guarantee against
infection. For some protection, however,
use the following ideas for cleaning your
works (sterilization), even if you think
your works are new.
If you have no other choice and must use
someone else’s works, first rinse them
several times by pulling water up Into the
syringe and then squirting It out through
the needle.
Rinse alcohol out of needle with tap
water.
Some agencies recommend the use of
bleach (1 cup of bleach to 10 cups water).
IF YOU USE BLEACH, BE SURE TO RUN
TAP WATER THROUGH ENTIRE SET OF
WORKS AFTER USING BLEACH
OR
Boil the set of works - by separating the
plunger and needle from syringe and then
boiling the three parts for 15 minutes.
DO NOT USE WATER THAT MAY BE
LAYING AROUND IN A CUP OR
CONTAINER - ANOTHER PERSON
COULD HAVE CLEANED THEIR WORKS
IN THE WATER.
SHARING IS NOT CARING
SHARE LIFE - NOT NEEDLES
AIDS INFO-LINE (404) 876-9944
or
State of Georgia AIDS Information
1-800-551-2728
FOR TREATMENT INFORMATION
t State of Georgia
Department of Human Resources
(404) 894-4204
Reprinted with permission from:
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