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Don’t Share Needles, Don’t Get Stuck with AIDS, Michigan Department of Public Health AIDS Prevention Program, 1988

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Drawing of a vertical needle with purple skull and crossbones where the handle is, on a black background.

Don’t Share Needles, Don’t Get Stuck with AIDS, Michigan Department of Public Health AIDS Prevention Program, 1988

The grim image here makes a straightforward connection between needle-sharing, AIDS, and death. Campaigns like this one relied on fear as a motivator for people to take steps towards safer practice.
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