Agree | Disagree/neutral | |
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% | % | |
1. It takes too long to get a new needle every time I inject. | 15 | 85 |
2. It is inconvenient to get a new needle every time I inject. | 24.74 | 75.26 |
3. I often do not want to take the time to get a new needle because my cravings or urges to use drugs are too strong. | 18.37 | 81.63 |
4. I often do not take the time to get a new needle if I am drug sick or in withdrawal. | 24.45 | 75.55 |
5. I do not take the time to get a new needle before injecting because I can only think about getting high. | 23.23 | 76.77 |
6. I do not take the time to get a new needle before injecting if I am already high or drunk. | 19.39 | 80.61 |
7. The places where I inject usually do not have access to new needles. | 29.29 | 70.71 |
8. If I am in a shooting gallery (a place where people inject drugs, “dope den,” “joy popping,” etc.), I often do not use a new needle. | 21.74 | 78.26 |
9. I often do not carry new needles with me when I am out. | 30.93 | 69.07 |
10. There is not a needle exchange close by for me to get needles. | 16.67 | 83.33 |
11. Pharmacies sometimes give me hassle when I try to buy needles. | 63.33 | 36.37 |
12. After I inject, I do not prepare in advance by getting new needles ready for my next injection. | 39.80 | 60.20 |
13. It’s too expensive to buy new needles from the pharmacy for every time I inject. | 55.91 | 44.09 |
14. Feeling sad or depressed would get in the way of my using a new needle every time I inject. | 20.21 | 79.79 |
15. It is embarrassing to buy needles at the pharmacy. | 47.92 | 52.08 |
16. I worry that someone (friends, family, etc.) may see me buying needles at the pharmacy. | 49.47 | 50.53 |
17. My peers/friends would look at me funny if I used a new needle every time I inject. | 17.53 | 82.47 |
18. Having to worry about using a new needle interrupts the ritual of using. | 16.84 | 83.16 |
19. I am unlikely to use a new needle if a friend lets me borrow his or her used needle. | 19.59 | 80.41 |
20. I could get in trouble from the police if I carry needles around with me. | 72.00 | 28.00 |