Druglink article 1999 – A stab in the dark: alcohol swabs as education tools by Julie Macrow Why are sterets given to injecting drug users and how are they supposed to be used? A stab in the dark: alcohol swabs as education tool (PDF) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)