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most efficient ways to pass on or contract a virus or other infection-causing organism.
Rinse your equipment with cold water after you’ve used it in order to prevent any residual blood from clotting, especially if you plan to re-use it later.
If you purchase needles and syringes on the street, clean them before you
use them: sometimes dirty equipment is re-packaged and sold as new. Do
not clean equipment that is sterile; something that is sterile is as clean as
you can get it, and “cleaning” it could actually contaminate it.
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COOKERS AND SPOONS
Cookers and spoons are used to dissolve (cook up) powdered
and solid drugs for injection.
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If using a spoon, tr y to find one that is rounder and deeper than an average teaspoon or tablespoon—closer to
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Getting Ready: Preparing Yourself & Your Equipment