Needle Exchange & HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

Overview

HIV Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs: Time for a Global Change (Spring 2011)
The Vienna Declaration calls for an end to the "War on Drugs" and for policies based on scientific evidence. So what does the research tell us about preventing HIV among people who inject drugs?
In Prevention in Focus: Spotlight on Programming and Research, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Department of Health and Human Services Implementation Guidance for Syringe Services Programs (July 2010)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Do Needle-Exchange Programs Really Work? (March 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speak Out Against the Syringe Funding Ban! (May 12, 2009)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Syringe Exchange: An Effective Tool in the Fight Against HIV and Drug Abuse (PDF) (2009)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Group Tests Syringe Vending Machine for Users (October 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Other U.S. States

Proven Effective, Needle Exchange Banned in Florida (January 20, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Educational Materials Lacking for Illinois Needle Access Program (January 13, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
North Carolina: Greensboro News & Record Profiles North Carolina Needle Exchange Program (August 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Illinois Nears Approval of Over-the-Counter Syringe Sales (May 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois Senate OKs Needle Bill in Effort to Curb AIDS (March 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Massachusetts: Supreme Judicial Court OKs Programs' Needles (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Boston: Mayor Backs Hypodermic Sales Over the Counter (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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