News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Report Backs Needle Exchanges |
| Title: | US: Report Backs Needle Exchanges |
| Published On: | 2001-05-18 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 19:26:04 |
REPORT BACKS NEEDLE EXCHANGES
Needle-exchange programs, a debated method of preventing transmission
of the AIDS virus H.I.V., are growing in number and effectiveness, a
federal study has found. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention found 131 of the programs nationwide in 1998, up from 68 in
1994 and 1995. The report concluded that the programs, in which drug
users swap used needles for sterile ones, "are an effective public
health intervention that reduces transmission of H.I.V. and does not
encourage the illegal use of drugs."
Needle-exchange programs, a debated method of preventing transmission
of the AIDS virus H.I.V., are growing in number and effectiveness, a
federal study has found. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention found 131 of the programs nationwide in 1998, up from 68 in
1994 and 1995. The report concluded that the programs, in which drug
users swap used needles for sterile ones, "are an effective public
health intervention that reduces transmission of H.I.V. and does not
encourage the illegal use of drugs."
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