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When a needle punctures a person infected with HIV, it becomes contaminated and ready to infect the next person who uses it. It is not the needle itself, nor the drug inside the syringe which causes HIV transmission--it is the blood in the needle which transmits infection. It doesn't matter if it is street drugs, vitamin B, steroids, tattoo or piercing needles or anything else, sharing any needles can cause infection. Needles, crack pipes, spoons, and vials must never be shared.