Intravenous drug use

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This article is about the medicinal usage of inravenous drug use. For the route of illicit drug use, see Intravenous drug use (recreational).

Intravenous drug use is the route of administration of medication into a patient by means of access to their venous system.

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Access to a patient's venous system can be achieved through:

• an indwelling venous catheter
• direct injection
• a peripherally inserted central catheter
• a heparin lock
• a saline lock