Merchants Quay Ireland. (2008) Safer injecting: reducing the harm associated with injecting drug use. Merchants Quay Ireland , Dublin.
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This guide is aimed at people who inject drugs to help reduce some of the problems caused by injecting.
It includes:
• Information on safer injecting practices and types of injecting.
• Advice on how to find a vein and the equipment that should be used.
• Recommendations on how to best care for your veins, avoiding vein damage and when you may need to seek help.
• Strategies for coping with overdose and information on HIV and hepatitis (Hep) B & C.
• Suggestions of alternatives to injecting and advice in relation to poly drug use.
• Finally, there are details of where you can get further information.
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| Item Type: | Book |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Pages: | 40 p. |
| Publisher: | Merchants Quay Ireland |
| Corporate Creators: | Merchants Quay Ireland |
| Place of Publication: | Dublin |
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| Accession Number: | HRB (Electronic Only) |
| Subjects: | T Demographic Characteristics > Intravenous / injecting drug user VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > AOD prevention > AOD use harm reduction |
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