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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppHWdZ-S_I|340x240|right|[[# | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppHWdZ-S_I|340x240|right|[[#Sterile single-use spoons|Single-use spoons]] for preparation of drugs for injection complement [[#Syringes|syringes]] and [[#Hypodermic needles|hypodermic needles]] in preventing transmission of blood-borne diseases, which often goes unnoticed through communal spoons: ''Boiling, burning, or using common cleaning fluids, alcohol, or peroxide can reduce the amount of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), but this may not prevent you from getting infected.''<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/pdfs/factsheet-pwid.pdf</ref> The [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_C|hepatitis C]] virus can survive outside the body for <span style="color:red">'''6 weeks'''</span>.<ref name="pmid24273176" /> The international prevalence of {{nowrap|hepatitis C}} is between <span style="color:red">'''60% and 80%'''</span> among people who use injection drugs.<ref name=Lancet2011>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nelson PK, Mathers BM, Cowie B, Hagan H, Des Jarlais D, Horyniak D, Degenhardt L | title = Global epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: results of systematic reviews | journal = Lancet | volume = 378 | issue = 9791 | pages = 571–83 | date = August 2011 | pmid = 21802134 | pmc = 3285467 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61097-0 }}</ref><ref name=China2008>{{cite journal | vauthors = Xia X, Luo J, Bai J, Yu R | title = Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in China: systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = Public Health | volume = 122 | issue = 10 | pages = 990–1003 | date = October 2008 | pmid = 18486955 | doi = 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.01.014 }}</ref>|frame}} | ||
'''Injection''' is the act of delivering a [[psychoactive substance]] into the body using a hypodermic needle. Injected substances are mixed with a liquid (such as [[#Sterilie water for injection|sterilie water for injection]]) to form a solution, which is usually either injected directly into the bloodstream via the veins (i.e. intravenous or [[#IV_injection|IV injection]]) or into the muscle tissue (i.e. intramuscular or [[#IM_injection|IM injection]]). | '''Injection''' is the act of delivering a [[psychoactive substance]] into the body using a hypodermic needle. Injected substances are mixed with a liquid (such as [[#Sterilie water for injection|sterilie water for injection]]) to form a solution, which is usually either injected directly into the bloodstream via the veins (i.e. intravenous or [[#IV_injection|IV injection]]) or into the muscle tissue (i.e. intramuscular or [[#IM_injection|IM injection]]). | ||
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Water for injection can also be used for [[Nasal spray guide|nasal sprays]], and eye drops. | Water for injection can also be used for [[Nasal spray guide|nasal sprays]], and eye drops. | ||
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"Do not put your needle into a common pool with others. This practice may be responsible for the spread of hepatitis C in people who say that they don't share needles."<ref>[Ketamine: Dreams and Realities, p269]</ref> | "Do not put your needle into a common pool with others. This practice may be responsible for the spread of hepatitis C in people who say that they don't share needles."<ref>[Ketamine: Dreams and Realities, p269]</ref> | ||
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Sterile water for injection (SWFI) should be placed in a [[# | Sterile water for injection (SWFI) should be placed in a [[#Sterile single-use spoon|single-use spoon]] when substances for injection are dissolved, in order to avoid spreading blood-borne diseases. | ||
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In order to prevent the spread of blood-borne diseases and bacterial infections, <span style="color:red"><b>clean up and dispose of used needles and syringe barrels properly</b></span>. The needle and barrel of the syringe can hold old blood, that can harbor viruses. | In order to prevent the spread of blood-borne diseases and bacterial infections, <span style="color:red"><b>clean up and dispose of used needles and syringe barrels properly</b></span>. The needle and barrel of the syringe can hold old blood, that can harbor viruses. | ||
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Single-use spoons are made of thin metal sheets, | Single-use spoons are made of thin metal sheets, which make them easy to press together to indicate that they have been used. | ||
===Hypodermic needles=== | ===Hypodermic needles=== | ||