Tanzanians practicing “flashblood,” in which one addict injects herself with another’s blood in the hopes of sharing the high.

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A First in Sub-Saharan Africa - Methadone Maintenance Program Begins in Tanzania - NYTimes.com: "Last year, an American researcher reported finding Tanzanians practicing “flashblood,” in which one addict injects herself with another’s blood in the hopes of sharing the high.

In Africa, fear of the unfamiliar often leads to accusations of witchcraft, and if heroin use is unfamiliar, methadone is even more so. Methadone is even more addictive than heroin, though it is given in oral doses meant to be small enough to produce no high. In announcing the opening of the program at Muhimbili Hospital, the American Embassy in Tanzania said it was “fully aware that challenges will likely be encountered whilst services are being established.”"

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