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From: pepke@SCRI1.SCRI.FSU.EDU (Eric Pepke)
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Subject: Re: Blood donation procedures
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Date: 24 Aug 90 18:58:59 GMT
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In article <38328@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> JOSH@IBM.COM (Josh Knight) writes:
> I believe that the reason IV drug users inject behind their knees (or
> other obscure places) is because they have rendered the more accessible
> veins unusable for injection.

It's mostly done so that people cannot see the tracks.  Another 
popular place to mainline is under the tongue.

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