coolrobin, I recently read a study that stated that you can get Hep C from sharing the "cookers" & "filters" ( even shared water!) of another drug users and not just the same needle. Apparently the risks were just as high as if they were sharing a needle. They think they are "safe" because they arent sharing, but utimately its still just as dangerous, isn't that something. I do know Hep C can live on the surface of something for weeks at a time too, whichs makes more sense for it to live on the surface of a "cooker". I wonder if the same applies to HIV? This is something I may have to do a little research on.