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can u get hep c from re-using your own needle?

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onlyone3232

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Ive re-used my own needle several times now. im going to throw it away because it Ive been doing a bit of reading & seen that it can damage ya veins. but Ive read conflicting info about how u can get hep c & am not sure weather u can get it even if u dont share needles.
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/440892-Injection-Complications-FAQ-and-Mega-Thread
I read this thread already. informative but just wondering if hep c is made just from old blood or if u need to actually catch it from someone.
i u can get it just from re-using ya own needle is it worth getting checked out by a doctor or is it really unlikely that using ya own needle again a few times is really gunna give ya hep c.
i wont do it anymore. i'll have to get a new one if i wanna continue using this way
 
onlyone3232 said:
Ive re-used my own needle several times now. im going to throw it away because it Ive been doing a bit of reading & seen that it can damage ya veins. but Ive read conflicting info about how u can get hep c & am not sure weather u can get it even if u dont share needles.
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/440892-Injection-Complications-FAQ-and-Mega-Thread
I read this thread already. informative but just wondering if hep c is made just from old blood or if u need to actually catch it from someone.
i u can get it just from re-using ya own needle is it worth getting checked out by a doctor or is it really unlikely that using ya own needle again a few times is really gunna give ya hep c.
i wont do it anymore. i'll have to get a new one if i wanna continue using this way
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No.

But.

If you share ANY part of your setup you can catch diseases including hep.
Like spoons baggies washies fits wipes water and of course needles.
 
^yeah, not unless you've shared your works with someone and it's been cross contaminated. if you yourself aren't infected there's no chance of catching it reusing your own gear.

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Also - you might not get Hep C from reusing your own needles as it is a virus and is transmitted from person to person, but reusing needles is really bad for your veins - take a look at this pic:

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Reusing needles blunts them, which damages your veins a lot - so they are far more likely to become collapsed, thrombosed, unusable and generally fucked up.. not only that but if you damage all your veins in a limb ultimately you will impair the drainage of blood back to the heart.

Take a look at this thread too: Safe IV technique megathread and FAQ

Also - useful external link about safe IV technique :)

Needles should never be used more than once, even though there is no risk of infection if you aren't sharing :)
 
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