Safer Injecting

 

This handbook from Merchants Quay Ireland (Dublin) provides helpful safer injection tips including backloading/frontloading and booty bumping. Although some information is specific to the types of drugs and harm reduction supplies they have in the UK, it is a solid resource.

From http://www.drugs.ie/

 
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