News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: $500,000 Needle Exchange Is Approved |
| Title: | US CA: $500,000 Needle Exchange Is Approved |
| Published On: | 2007-03-14 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 10:51:36 |
$500,000 NEEDLE EXCHANGE IS APPROVED
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $500,000 certified
needle exchange program, though two supervisors -- Mike Antonovich
and Don Knabe -- questioned its benefits and suggested the money
would be better spent on education and rehabilitation.
The program, financed with tobacco settlement funds, provides
controlled access to clean needles to drug users and others. The
purpose is to prevent HIV and other blood-borne diseases by offering
a safe alternative to dirty needles.
Supervisors Gloria Molina, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and Zev
Yaroslavsky voted for it.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $500,000 certified
needle exchange program, though two supervisors -- Mike Antonovich
and Don Knabe -- questioned its benefits and suggested the money
would be better spent on education and rehabilitation.
The program, financed with tobacco settlement funds, provides
controlled access to clean needles to drug users and others. The
purpose is to prevent HIV and other blood-borne diseases by offering
a safe alternative to dirty needles.
Supervisors Gloria Molina, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and Zev
Yaroslavsky voted for it.
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