AIDS: Sharing Needles Is Just Asking for It HIV Public Health 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. The Australian National Advisory Committee, [ca. 1988] The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection The Australian National Advisory Committee Posters Slides (photographs) Archival Materials Still Image 1 pages nlm:nlmuid-101584655X79-img 101584655X79 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X79 Profiles ID: VCBBGB English Profiles in Science