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INJECTING DEVICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

The needles, syringes or paraphernalia that a seller will often lend to one customer, take back and then lend to the next.

OBS

The fast transmission of HIV is frequently associated with certain kinds of behavior: the use of shooting galleries and of dealer' works. The term "dealers' works" refers to the needles, syringes or paraphernalia that a seller will often lend to one customer, take back and then lend to the next.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Les principaux modes de contamination par le V.I.H. sont les rapports hétérosexuels, la transmission maternofoetale, la réutilisation de matériel d'injection non stérilisé, les transfusions sans dépistage.

Spanish

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