Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Needle-Sharing
  • Needlesharing
  • Syringe Sharing
  • Sharing, Needle
  • Sharing, Syringe

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

by intravenous drug users

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

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

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  1. I01w.880w.735w.580w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Needle Sharing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016485. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016485
  2. Needle Sharing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_sharing
  3. Needle Sharing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1974071