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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppHWdZ-S_I|340x240|right|[[#Sterile single-use spoon|Sterile single-use spoons]] for preparation of drugs for injection complement [[#Sterile syringe and sterile hypodermic needle|sterile syringes and sterile hypodermic needles]] in preventing transmission of blood-borne diseases, which often goes unnoticed through communal pools: ''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}} | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppHWdZ-S_I|340x240|right|[[#Sterile single-use spoon|Sterile single-use spoons]] for preparation of drugs for injection complement [[#Sterile syringe and sterile hypodermic needle|sterile syringes and sterile hypodermic needles]] in preventing transmission of blood-borne diseases, which often goes unnoticed through communal pools: ''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> Hepatitis C cannot be prevented once the virus has already been introduced into the body, and currently, there is no vaccine.|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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* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_B|Hepatitis B]] virus (HBV): 7 days<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm</ref> | * [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_B|Hepatitis B]] virus (HBV): 7 days<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm</ref> | ||
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_C|Hepatitis C]] virus (HCV): <span style="color:red">'''6 weeks'''</span>.<ref name="pmid24273176">{{cite journal |last1=Paintsil |first1=E |last2=Binka |first2=M |last3=Patel |first3=A |last4=Lindenbach |first4=BD |last5=Heimer |first5=R |title=Hepatitis C virus maintains infectivity for weeks after drying on inanimate surfaces at room temperature: implications for risks of transmission. |journal=The Journal of infectious diseases |date=15 April 2014 |volume=209 |issue=8 |pages=1205-11 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jit648 |pmid=24273176 |pmc=3969546}}</ref><!-- Added to: Safer_injection_guide, Sharing_injection_materials --> | * [[Sharing_injection_materials#Hepatitis_C|Hepatitis C]] virus (HCV): <span style="color:red">'''6 weeks'''</span>.<ref name="pmid24273176">{{cite journal |last1=Paintsil |first1=E |last2=Binka |first2=M |last3=Patel |first3=A |last4=Lindenbach |first4=BD |last5=Heimer |first5=R |title=Hepatitis C virus maintains infectivity for weeks after drying on inanimate surfaces at room temperature: implications for risks of transmission. |journal=The Journal of infectious diseases |date=15 April 2014 |volume=209 |issue=8 |pages=1205-11 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jit648 |pmid=24273176 |pmc=3969546}}</ref><!-- Added to: Safer_injection_guide, Sharing_injection_materials --> | ||
* [[Sharing_injection_materials#HIV|HIV]]: 7 days<ref name="pmid24273176" /> | * [[Sharing_injection_materials#HIV|HIV]]: 7 days<ref name="pmid24273176" /> | ||