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Needle Exchange Programs
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More than a million people in the United States inject drugs, at a
cost to society (in health care, lost productivity, accidents, and crime)
of more than fifty billion dollars a year. (Holland n.p.). According to the
Department of Health and Human Services, there were 216,000 heroin addicts
nationw ....
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....ducts are distributed for free, in hope of decreasing the
amount of HIV/AIDS cases.
Needle exchange programs reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. As the use
of needle exchange increases, the use of shared needles decreases. A 1994
study of New York City IUDs concluded that "regular participation in these
syringe exchange programs would reduce the risk of HIV infection by
approximately half" (Holland n.p.).
In New Haven, CT, a study tested needles returned to the needle
exchange, and developed a math.... |
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