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Atlantic City Is First to Launch New Jersey's Needle Exchange Program

November 30, 2007

Twenty people signed up on the first day of Atlantic City's needle exchange program, the first such program in New Jersey. The participants had to answer questions about their age, sex, history of HIV testing, and drug treatment. Camden, Newark, and Paterson will also participate in the three-year pilot program.

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Excerpted from:
Associated Press
11.29.2007

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.

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