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13have tried each of the acidifiers listed. The different acidifiers used by the participants areshown in Table 3.6.Table 3.6. A cidifiers used by participantsN (%) ParticipantsAcidifierMost used acidifierin the last threemonths(N=340)Other acidifierused in the lastthree months*(N=38)Acidifiersever us ed*(N=340)Single Use Citric AcidSachetsCitric Acid (packet, notfrom the needle exchange)336 (99) 4 (11) 340 (100)3 (1) 20 (53) 295 (87)Ascorbic Acid (Vit C) 1 (
14The next most common eye problem associated with injecting reported by the participantsin this study was severe headaches, with 39 (11%) of the IDUs having suffered fromthem. Once again, processed lemon juic was most frequently reported to be the acidifierassociated with this problem, cited by 24 of the 39 IDUs (62%). Vinegar was cited by 11participants (33%). One IDU reported that fresh lemon juice had led to their havingsevere headaches, while one IDU could not remember what acidifier they had used whenthey had suffered a headache.Eighteen participants (5%) reported experiencing sore eyes following injection. Again, themain cause seems to be processed lemon juice, with 12 participants (67%) citing it as theacidifier used on the occasions they had had sore eyes. Once more, the other acidifiersasso cia te d with this problem we re fresh lemon juice and vinega r. A fe w o the r, moreserious eye problems were reported by the participants. These included temporaryblindness, ca ta ra cts , and a range o f “o the r” problems such as the to ta l lo ss o f a n e ye ,tunnel vision and seeing white spots. A full breakdown of the problems experienced anda cidifie rs used a re sho wn in Table 3.7.Table 3.7. Eye problems experienced by participantsAcidifier used whenexperienc ed eyeproblemSingle Use Citric AcidSachetsCitric Acid (packet, notfrom the exchange)BlurredvisionSevereheadachesN (%) Participants (N=340)Eye problem*SoreeyesBlindness(temporary)CataractsOther4 (1) - - - - 1 (
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