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News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: PUB LTE: Needle Exchange Alternative
Title:CN BC: PUB LTE: Needle Exchange Alternative
Published On:2008-07-04
Source:Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Fetched On:2008-07-04 15:39:49
NEEDLE EXCHANGE ALTERNATIVE

On a recent trip to France, in the city of Nimes, we happened upon a
needle exchange. It was a device resembling one of the machines
dispensing parking tickets in city parking lots. When a user placed a
used syringe in a drawer on one side, a token was dispensed. Placing
the token in a slot on the other side delivered a fresh syringe.
There was no evidence of used paraphernalia on the street, no crowd
of people waiting in the area for the doors to open and it was in a
fixed location. It also looked inexpensive to maintain. Could this be
considered for use in Victoria?

Bills Mills

Victoria
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