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Because blood is introduced at every intravenous injection, there is a risk of infection by the virus if the syringe is shared by different people, and can be extremely infectious, since the virus is delivered directly into the blood stream.
Drug use and Aids are inter-related, since the infection can easily be passed on from one user to the next.
Not only does sharing a syringe and needle increase your risk of contacting Aids and HIV, but also any blood-borne disease and infection.
Street vendors of "sterile syringes" can not be trusted - if you have to use a syringe rather buy it from a reputable source, such as a pharmacy/drugstore, and make sure that they are still in their sterile wrapping.
Any other paraphernalia used in drug taking, such as spoons, cotton wool or filters, water, etc can also spread infections.
Limiting exposure 
The best way not to contract this disease, if you are taking drugs, is to stop injecting substances into your system and ensure that no material used in the preparation thereof nor syringes, are re-used by anybody.
Treatment
But for your own health, we would ask that you seriously consider entering into a drug rehabilitation program. One such facility that you can look at is the world renown Betty Ford Center which you can access by clicking here.
Questions that you were to afraid to ask
Please remember - if you have any question regarding your health, or are concerned about the possibility of having this disease, please discuss it with your health practitioner.
Laboratory testing is still the preferable way to test for HIV infection, since it is done in a clinical setting, but should you be concerned about your status after reading any of the facts about HIV infection you could look at our Aids home test kit which is a quick "Rapid" type of test to do initial screening and to ascertain the presence of antibodies. For more on information, please click here.
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