How are drug users at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus, such as hepatitis? the viruses are not killed when needles are cleaned and can be injected into the person who uses the needle. 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. some viruses are part of the impurities in the drugs that people injected with needles.

some blood containing the virus remains in theneedle and is injected in another personwhen the needles are shared

Drug users are at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus, such as hepatitis. Some blood containing the virus remains in the needle and is injected in another person when needles are shared.

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Drug users are at very high risk for the disease that is can be developed due to virus, for example hepatitis. This can develop due to the presence of a virus in the blood which is remaining in the needle and the needle is injected in any other person. When the needles are shared in between two or three people chances of having virus disease can increase. The viruses that develop hepatitis C and B can cause serious, sometimes life threatening liver disease. Drug users should not avoid sharing of needles to inject drugs.

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Grade: High School  

Subject: Health

Topic: Effect of drug

Keywords

Drug, behavior, learning, brain, memory, users, virus, hepatitis, disease, needles, serious, fatal, blood, high risk, hallucination.

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