I Shared A Needle Do I Have Aids

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Reducing the Risk of Getting HIV From Injection Drug Use

What Is the Risk? How Can Transmission Be Prevented? Injection Drugs & Hepatitis Needle Exchange Programs Drugs, Sex and HIV Transmission What Is the Risk? It is well documented that people who share syringes are at risk of being infected with HIV. Sharing syringes allows a direct exchange of blood from one person's body into the bloodstream of another and is one of the most efficient ways to spread blood-borne...

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sharing of needles

Hi Dr. once day I share a syringe with my friend (which is not hiv negative) to taking the drug.(its my first time to taking drug and sharing needle with another person) after taking drug my friend told me that he perform unprotected sex with a...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Hi, thanks for your question.The simple answer to your immediate question is, no, you are not at risk from acquiring HIV if your friend was only exposed 2 days prior. It takes several days for the virus to get into his blood stream.The longer... Read more »

sharing needles & risk of hep/hiv

i used to inject heroin and in the past i have shared needles on many occasions. i do know that it is possible to catch hiv/hep c and i'm afraid i might have caught something. is there anywhere i can go for tests without my own gp knowing. i...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You can call your local chapter of your public health department and they would be able to refer to anonymous testing.Dr. McGovern... Read more »

Risk of Needle Sharing

Is it okay to share needles if both parties wear condoms? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Mr. Ashcroft, how many times do we have to go over this information??? Shouldn't you be busy draping fabric over the naked bosoms of Lady Justice statues, or trying to outlaw more civil liberties, or something like that?Dr. Bob... Read more »

sharing needles

I shared a needle like an idiot. She claims to be clean, I'm going to get tested. But does this mean I automatically have hepatitis? We washed the needle out with water and an alcohol swab. I realize how big of a mistake it was but what now?...

Response from Lynn E. Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Brown University

Sharing a needle does not automatically mean that you have hepatitis. There are several different types of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis C is the infection most commonly acquired due to sharing needles and other equipment used to inject drugs (cotton,... Read more »

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needles?

Posted by Anonymous

I dont understand still how sharing needles for injecting drugs can pass on hiv when I read that hiv doesnt infect once exposed to air.I read that its due to a sealed environment but isnt blood in a hollow bore needle exposed to air after a person... Read more »

sharing utensils

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello Everyone. I have tried asking this question, but am usually met with hostility when it comes up, the usual response being that I am rather slow or young, which I am not. I have a loved one who is AIDS positive. I love her very much but... Read more »

needle stick pep meds

Posted by justagirl72, 3 Replies

Hi, I'm a new nurse (1yr)..on March 17th (not so lucky) I was stuck on my left index finger by an insulin needle while injecting a known HIV+ /HCV drug user pt unknown CD4 or load ct. although he seemed very wasted. I avoided using his abdomen... Read more »

But I bleached the needles........

Posted by starbright4876, 4 Replies

I was a big dummy for a long time.Since I was 18(now 29)I have had many,many unprotected sexual encounters,shared needles,pipes,equipment,ect. All of my hiv tests were NEG.I was scared and happy each and everytime! So,After 18 months of absolute... Read more »

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