Needle Sharing

Usage of a single needle among two or more people for injecting drugs. Needle sharing is a high-risk behavior for contracting infectious disease.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): I01.880.735.580

MeSH Unique ID: D016485

Entry Terms:

• Sharing, Needle
• Needle-Sharing
• Syringe Sharing
• Sharing, Syringe
• Needlesharing

Previous Indexing:

• Needles (1985-1991)
• Substance Abuse (1985-1991)
• Syringes (1985-1991)

See Also:

• Needle-Exchange Programs

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Needle Sharing