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Injection Drug Use
Treatment of Injection Drug Use
Counseling Prevention and treatment of infectious complications Specific treatment depends on the drug being used, but it typically involves counseling and sometimes involves use of other drugs (for example,methadoneas a safer drug to replace heroin). Family support and support groups help people remain committed to stopping use of the drug. Treatment of complications is the same as that for similar complications with other causes. For example, abscesses may be drained, and antibiotics may be used to treat infections. Because sharing needles is a common cause of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and 