11.   A uniquely Burmese culture of sharing needles in tea stalls has contributed to an addition rate that Beyrer said is among the highest in the world.

12.   About half of the new infections are among drug users who shared needles.

13.   But, she confesses, she has sometimes shared needles when shooting up.

14.   Drug users often share needles because they are in short supply.

15.   Drug addiction drives everything from street crime to child abuse to AIDS, which spreads when desperate addicts either share needles or infect unwitting lovers and spouses.

16.   Evidence has existed for years that H.I.V. spreads swiftly among addicts who share contaminated needles.

17.   For the record, AIDS is transmitted primarily by having sex without a condom with an infected partner or by sharing needles with someone who is infected.

18.   Forty-four percent of those who reported drug use said they shared needles.

19.   Having sex with an infected person or sharing drug needles spreads the disease.

20.   Health official also note that patients could be reinfected if they continue using drugs and sharing needles.