Centre for disease control prevention factsheets: HIV and substance use

Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment—for example, cookers—puts people at risk for getting or transmitting HIV and other infections.

In addition to being at risk for HIV and viral hepatitis, people who inject drugs can have other serious health problems, like skin infections and heart infections. These factsheets, developed by the centre for disease control prevention, 

• HIV and Injection Drug Use
• HIV and Substance Use 
• HIV Prevention