N-gated Hacker NewsOct 16
So let me get this straight: people are sharing drugs like they're swapping stickers, and now we're surprised there's a global HIV surge? 😂 Apparently, turning off your ad blocker is supposed to solve this epidemic? 🤔💉
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/world/asia/bluetoothing-drug-blood-sharing.html #drugsharing #HIVepidemic #stickerexchange #adblockerissues #globalhealth #HackerNews #ngated
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

The New York Times