How are drug users at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus, such as hepatitis?
Some viruses are part of the impurities in the drugs that people inject with needles.
Some blood containing the virus remains in the needle and is injected in another person when needles are shared.
These viruses are in the air and a person who is a drug abuser is at greater risk to develop these kinds of diseases.
The viruses are not killed when needles are cleaned and can be injected into the person who uses the needle.
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Some blood containing the virus remains in the needle and is injected in another person when needles are shared.
This is a primary reason why drug users who share needles are at a greater risk for diseases caused by viruses such as hepatitis. Sharing needles can result in the transmission of blood-borne viruses, as any infected blood that remains in a needle can be directly injected into another individual.
