Needle-cleaning practices among intravenous drug users who share injection equipment in Baltimore, maryland

Carl A. Latkin; David Vlahov; James C. Anthony; Sylvia Cohn; Wallace Mandell; Kenrad E. Nelson

doi:10.3109/10826089209068763

Needle-cleaning practices among intravenous drug users who share injection equipment in Baltimore, maryland

Carl A. Latkin, David Vlahov, James C. Anthony, Sylvia Cohn, Wallace Mandell, Kenrad E. Nelson

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

In Baltimore, Maryland, between 1988 and 1989,2,921 intravenous drug users were recruited into a study of drug injection practices and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Sixty-three percent reported both current use and sharing of needles; almost all these (N = 1,757) reported using injection equipment immediately after it was used by another intravenous drug user. Of the 1,757,62% said that they "typically" cleaned the used equipment with bleach or alcohol before injecting. These data suggest that information about disinfecting needles has disseminated into this population and identifies several groups to target for interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	717-725
Number of pages	9
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089209068763
State	Published - 1992

Keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Prevention
Substance misuse

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health(social science)
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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