Cleaning Works!

Needle and syringe programmes in the UK are distributing, on average, around 1 needle and syringe, per injector, per day. With an average injecting frequency of around 3 injections per day, this means that many syringes are reused.

When interviewed, most injectors say they have reused injecting equipment in the past, and many have shared, although they say they have cleaned the injecting equipment before reuse.This leaflet gives graphically clear advice to users on how to best clean injecting equipment. As a supporting measure, we strongly advise services to set up practical exercises to enable people to practice the skill under supervision, (in order to ensure they understand the instructions, and are aware of the consequences of mistakes), and to supply bleach tablets.

This is produced by Exchange Supplies.

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