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Don’t share needles, Don’t get stuck with AIDS, 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.

  • Publisher(s):
    Michigan Department of Public Health AIDS Prevention Program
  • Type:
    Poster
Drawing of a vertical needle with a purple skull and crossbones where the handle is, on a black background.
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    Don’t SHARE NEEDLES. Don’t GET STUCK WITH AIDS.

    Confidential help and information
    1-800-872-AIDS.
    Michigan Department of Public Health AIDS Prevention Program

    Copyright 1988 Michigan Department of Public Health.

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