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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 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>.
'''Injecting''' is the process of dissolving a compound in a liquid and drawing the resulting solution into a needle-tipped syringe for the purposes 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==
==Risks and Hazards==