...hiv positive person.? the needle was not used for 20 minutes, maybe even longer and was sitting on the table without the orange cap on it. i rinsed the needle with water about 3 times before i used it. i also cooked the heroin before i shot it. and can any air bubbles inside the needle help kill the virus? i know everyone is going to say quit shooting dope and i know i should...i have been clean for a couple months and im on a program but i relapsed this one time. i am so scared now that i will never shoot anything again. i never had shared needles before and i dont know why i did this time. now i find out the person is hiv+. i am for sure getting tested but i am worried sick and i know hiv dies upon contact with air and that when out of the body it doesnt live long, so is there a small chance i might not be infected? i know there is a big chance i am infected but im hoping that there is at least a little chance i got lucky and dont have hiv.