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'''Injecting''' is the process of dissolving a compound in a liquid and drawing the resulting solution into a needle-tipped syringe for the purpose of self-administration. Substances can either be directly injected into the veins of the person's bloodstream (a practice known as ~~Intra-Venous~~ or '''I.V. injection'''), into the muscle tissue (known as ~~Intra-Muscular~~ or '''I.M. injection''')~~, or more~~ rarely, in the flesh right under one's outer layer of skin (known subcutaneous or '''S.C. injection'''), ~~the last of~~ which is ~~known~~ as "skin popping" in street drug circles.<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skin-popping|Skin-popping - definition of skin-popping by the Free Dictionary</ref>.

'''Injecting''' is the process of dissolving a compound in a liquid and drawing the resulting solution into a needle-tipped syringe for the purpose of self-administration. Substances can either be directly injected into the veins of the person's bloodstream (a practice known as intravenous or ''I.V. injection''), into the muscle tissue (known as intramuscular or ''I.M. injection''). More rarely, substances are injected in the flesh right under one's outer layer of skin (known as subcutaneous or ''S.C. injection''), which is referred to as "skin popping" in street drug circles.<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skin-popping|Skin-popping - definition of skin-popping by the Free Dictionary</ref>.

==Risks and Hazards==

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-'''Injecting''' is the process of dissolving a compound in a liquid and drawing the resulting solution into a needle-tipped syringe for the purpose of self-administration. Substances can either be directly injected into the veins of the person's bloodstream (a practice known as Intra-Venous or '''I.V. injection'''), into the muscle tissue (known as Intra-Muscular or '''I.M. injection'''), or more rarely, in the flesh right under one's outer layer of skin (known subcutaneous or '''S.C. injection'''), the last of which is known as "skin popping" in street drug circles.<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skin-popping|Skin-popping - definition of skin-popping by the Free Dictionary</ref>.
+'''Injecting''' is the process of dissolving a compound in a liquid and drawing the resulting solution into a needle-tipped syringe for the purpose of self-administration. Substances can either be directly injected into the veins of the person's bloodstream (a practice known as intravenous or ''I.V. injection''), into the muscle tissue (known as intramuscular or ''I.M. injection''). More rarely, substances are injected in the flesh right under one's outer layer of skin (known as subcutaneous or ''S.C. injection''), which is referred to as "skin popping" in street drug circles.<ref>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skin-popping|Skin-popping - definition of skin-popping by the Free Dictionary</ref>.
 ==Risks and Hazards==