Syringe exchange, in which intravenous drug users can obtain fresh syringes, has been a controversial program in large part because it is perceived as promoting drug use among clients who receive clean syringes. Opposition to it led to a ban on exchanges run by programs receiving federal funding beginning in 1988. But decades of research have told a different story, and needle-exchange programs have been credited for helping to dramatically reduce the transmission of HIV among IV drug users. trib.al/5gTklAl
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:54:36 +0000
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