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Merchants Quay Ireland. (2008) Safer injecting: reducing the harm associated with injecting drug use. Dublin: Merchants Quay Ireland.

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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.


Item Type
Book
Publication Type
Irish-related, Book
Drug Type
Opioid
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
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)
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