Cleaning works: how to clean a used syringe

[EdwardMarshall1982]

I don't even do drugs...well except cannabis on occasion, but I found this very interesting. I always knew bleach killed everything but never put it together. It would really suck if you wanted to get your life back only to find out you have A.I.D.S. caused by HIV in detox.

[ender3711]

Thank you for sharing this information @ExchangeSupplies

This is a step in the correct direction for dealing with addiction as a health concern. Again, thank you.

[lilmizmuffett]

what's with the scary music omg

[ThePandoh]

@lilmizmuffett I was wondering the same thing...

[7777VANITY]

Very Informative !

[kingblackhart]

im sorry, what is the point of having two cups of water?

[ExchangeSupplies]

@kingblackhart The first time you put the needle/syringe in the water you contaminate it with blood, so if you put the syringe that has been cleaned with bleach back into the contaminated water you could re-infect it.

[mrpurplenurple69]

@kingblackhart cus the germs would contaminate the first cup and if you used it again it would just re contaminate your syringe

[LedZeppelinx88]

Ouch, puttin bleach anywhere near a track site sounds like it will burn like fuck

[ExchangeSupplies]

@LedZeppelinx88 It won't! - you rinse it ALL out, and it's gone. There's no risk from the bleach. There's a BIG risk from hepatitis C virus! Cleaning syringes is a lifesaver.

[Diedrich92]

What are the negatives of using the same syringe multiple times? if u clean it every time.

[ExchangeSupplies]

@Diedrich92 ...the needle will become blunt if you use it multiple times, and this will cause more tissue and vein damage, so you should always use a new sterile needle if you can.

[Diedrich92]

@ExchangeSupplies yeah, i heard.

[hannahg39]

As a long time former iv opiate addict from Canada THANK YOU so much for all your videos. I have been on MMT for almost 2 years, it was the only that saved my life. I just hope your videos get to the people who need them.

[ronextraordinaire]

make sure you dip the whole needle in the bleach too!there might be areas in the needle untouched or not cleaned by the process and it gets deep in your vein.

[ronextraordinaire]

make sure you dip the whole needle in the bleach too!there might be areas in the needle untouched or not cleaned by the process and it gets deep in your vein.

[lovetheethugs]

do u clean the cap too?

[ExchangeSupplies]

@lovetheethugs Hi, you need to clean anything that might have come into contact with blood, cleaning the cap certainly won't do any harm... it's not mentioned in the film because we wanted to keep the instructions as simple, and easily repeatable, as possible.

[SevenStars450]

thanks for this video!! i already have hep. c, but at least i wont have HIV

[CrunkinLiLy]

is there still a chance I might get infected by hiv if I share a bleached needle? 

[ExchangeSupplies]

@CrunkinLiLy if you clean the needle and syringe in the way shown, and make sure the whole of the outside of the needle is dipped in the bleach (and the bleach is in date, and has been stored correctly) then you will kill ALL of the HIV and hepatitis C. Better to use a clean one, of course, but if you can't then finding some bleach could save your life.

[slackdave]

Good stuff!!

[Champignonization]

I'm an heroin addict... Thank's for this video, it will be really usefull !

People : never touch heroin, please !

[macunaima69]

why not buy cheap syringes via net ?

[MrGibert0]

How to use a clean syringe (use fresh one EVERY SINGLE LAST TIME)

[SGCharas]

quelle siringhe che nn si stacca l'ago fanno proprio cagare...ma in america sembra vadano una cifra!!!

[yarahahrwe]

hepatitis and HIV are viruses, they're not alive and thus can't be 'killed'

needle reuse is insane

[ExchangeSupplies]

HIV and hepatitis C in syringes can infect injectors, and can both be rendered uninfectious by cleaning the syringe using this method... it's an important distinction which is summed up very well by the terms 'alive' and 'dead' ... i'm not sure why you'd want to argue otherwise.

[ExchangeSupplies]

...Syringe sharing is dangerous, but it happens a lot - which is why we all injectors should know how to clean injecting equipment that they're going to use if it has been used before.. But it is, of course, always better to use a new, sterile syringe.

[flippy102]

Stop arguing with him, viruses are infact lifeforms. They posess genes and evolve through natural selection, and can be rendered incapable of occupying a cell. Bleach breaks down thier structure regardless.

[xgipsy25]

Yeah i think is good i heard before you could use bleach to clean the needle i was afraid to do it because i didn't know exactly how and if it was ok to use bleach i always used hot water ... i guess i learn something today thanks ...

[1deehead]

Get clean or die.