intravenous drug use

Higher rates were found where intravenous drug use is prevalent.

At the same time, there has been very little growth of cases attributed to intravenous drug use.

A family friend said that the cause of death was blood poisoning, brought on by intravenous drug use.

If there was any sign of intravenous drug use, the family said, then he had been murdered.

Of 388 patients who remained in treatment for one year or more, 71 percent had stopped intravenous drug use, the study found.

Three-quarters of the cases are caused by intravenous drug use, health officials say.

The officials also said intravenous drug use was the major cause for any increases inside the prisons.

However, many states still provide the service despite the federal legislation, especially in large cities where intravenous drug use is a major health concern.

Transmission through intravenous drug use is considered to be insignificant.

Open skin from intravenous drug use often exacerbates the problem.

About two-thirds of those women believe they contracted the disease through intravenous drug use.

Of those who left the methadone programs, 82 percent quickly returned to intravenous drug use.

Because of this, Bhutan has had an increase in intravenous drug use.

Many have told counselors that they had no experience with intravenous drug use or homosexual activity.

Meanwhile, the percentage of cases tied to intravenous drug use is beginning to climb.

Typically, the difficulty is found in convicts with a history of intravenous drug use.

Of the 16,000, about 6,000 are addicted to intravenous drug use.

By 1987, just 47 new cases were recorded as a result of intravenous drug use; in 1990, 10, and last year, just 8.

More recently, blood has been excluded only on the basis of high-risk behaviors, like intravenous drug use.

"Have you or your husband/mate/partner indulged in intravenous drug use within the past three years?"

Hypodermic needles are also used in recreational intravenous drug use.

It is often spread from person to person through intravenous drug use or sexual contact.

Intravenous drug use is the key to the epidemic."

Similarly, young people are continually being introduced to intravenous drug use through shared needles.