| Prevention |
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| There
are many ways you can protect
yourself from getting HIV when
using needles. You can
exchange your needles for clean
ones for free at the AIDS
Committee through our Needle
Exchange program, or you
can clean your needles. |
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| How
to Clean Your Needles |
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STEP
1. CLEAN WATER
Fill syringe to the top and empty
it at least 3 times.
Shaking and tapping the syringe
when it’s full of bleach or
water is good |
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STEP
2. STRAIGHT BLEACH
Fill syringe to the top and empty
it at least 3 times.
The longer the bleach or water
is in the syringe to the top, the
better. Leave the bleach in the
syringe and count slowly to 30.
When bleach is used, water must be
used before injecting. |
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STEP
3. CLEAN WATER
Fill syringe to the top and empty
it at least 3 times.
Don’t share cotton, cookers,
water or other equipment or drug
mixtures. |
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