The Drug Needle Factor
Of the 182 clients who had used IV drugs, 80 (44%) reported sharing needles or other drug-injection equipment. One hundred six (58%) indicated that they always rinsed their drug-injection equipment after use; however, only 16 (15%) of these used bleach when cleaning their drug-injection equipment. Of the 182 IVDUs, 28 (15%; 16 males, 10 females, two unknown) indicated that in the past year they had exchanged sex for money, drugs, or other gifts. The drugs most frequently injected were cocaine (62%), heroin (30%), and combinations of cocaine and heroin (22%).
Of 114 persons indicating how frequently they injected drugs, 43 (38%) reported injecting daily; 34 (30%), weekly; and 37 (32%), monthly. Of the 173 persons who answered questions on condom use, 88 (51%) reported never using condoms; 72 (42%), sometimes using condoms; and 13 (8%), always using condoms.
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