vˈeɪpɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli dˈiːkɹiːsᵻz ɔːɹ ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪts sˈɜːʔn̩ ɹˈɪsks ʌv hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn jˈuːs, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tɹænsmˈɪʃən ʌv ˌeɪtʃˌaɪvˈiː, hˌɛpɐtˈaɪɾɪs, ænd ˈʌðɚ blˈʌdbˈoːɹn dɪzˈiːzᵻz θɹuː nˈiːdəl ʃˈɛɹɪŋ, ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv skˈɪn bæktˈɪɹiə tə ðə blˈʌdstɹiːm dˈuː tə nˈɑːnstˈɛɹəl ɪndʒˈɛkʃən, ænd ðə stɹˈɛs ðæt ɪndʒˈɛkʃən pˌʊts ˌɔn vˈeɪnz.
Vaporizing significantly decreases or eliminates certain risks of heroin use, such as the transmission of HIV, hepatitis, and other blood-borne diseases through needle sharing, the introduction of skin bacteria to the bloodstream due to non-sterile injection, and the stress that injection puts on veins.