AIDS: Sharing Needles Is Just Asking for It AIDS: Sharing Needles Is Just Asking for It

Contributor(s): The Australian National Advisory Committee The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: The Australian National Advisory Committee, [ca. 1988] Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): HIV Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: Early reports on transmission identified shared hypodermic needles as primary vectors. As a result, many AIDS posters targeted intravenous drug-users. While some of these posters overtly reflected either the didactic quality or moral message of early AIDS posters, this powerful piece from Australia's National Advisory Committee's "grim reaper" campaign appropriately conveys the gravity of the subject. Even more important than the text, the morbid image of a skeletal hand clutching a needle sends a chilling message that associates the behavior with death, imagery also used in public health campaigns against infectious disease and smoking.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X79 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBGB Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X79 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)