31.   Once AIDS enters a population of drug users who share needles, it spreads with alarming speed.

32.   People who were infected with HIV from sharing needles during intravenous drug use are not eligible for the insurance, he said.

33.   Others got it from sharing contaminated needles.

34.   Researchers said the studies further suggest that sharing needles as a ritual is less important to drug users than sharing from necessity.

35.   Sharing needles?

36.   Sharing needles among IV drug users is now believed the most frequent means of transmission.

37.   Sharing needles is another form of economy.

38.   The blood centers often maintain a standardzed between donors, the process is tantamount to sharing needles.

39.   The CDC recommends testing for anyone who has been at risk of HIV infection, such as people who share intravenous needles or engage in unprotected sex.

40.   The epidemic followed a huge increase in heroin addiction among users sharing needles, said Beyrer, a specialist in AIDS in Southeast Asia.