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Needle Exchange Questions and Answers (September 18, 2007)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Access to Sterile Syringes (December 2005)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pharmacy Sales of Sterile Syringes (December 2005)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Physician Prescription of Sterile Syringes to Injection Drug Users (December 2005)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State and Local Policies Regarding IDUs' Access to Sterile Syringes (December 2005)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syringe Disposal (December 2005)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ordinary Strangers: The Faces of Needle Exchange (July/August 2005)
Before he took over his organization's needle-exchange program, Derek Worley was skeptical; as he got to know his clients, though, he began to realize why such programs are so important.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Silver Van: Talking to People in Chicago's Blood Alley (July/August 2005)
A reporter spends a day at a mobile harm reduction center, where injection drug users can find clean needles and other health aid.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Health Emergency 2003 (November 2002)
Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. Surgeon General, on needle exchange.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Preventing Blood-Borne Infections Through Pharmacy Syringe Sales and Safe Community Syringe Disposal (PDF) (November/December 2002)
Full issue devoted to syringe access issues.
In Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
AIDS and Drugs: Twin Epidemics (2002)
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From AIDS Action Council
Lesson for AIDS Fighters: Syringe Swaps Work (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
State Approaches to Expanded Access to Sterile Syringes Through Pharmacies (August 2001)
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From American Foundation for AIDS Research
Study Shows Injection Drug Users at Needle Exchange Program Share Few Syringes -- And Those Who Do, Share With Friends (July 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Policy Facts: Needle Exchange Facts (June 2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
Physician Prescribing of Sterile Injection Equipment to Prevent HIV Infection: Time for Action (August 1, 2000)
In Annals of Internal Medicine
HIV Lives (Summer 1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Renee Edgington and Matthew Francis (Spring 1999)
A rememberance, and issues surrounding needle exchange in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Syringe Exchange and Risk of Infection With Hepatitis B and C Viruses (February 4, 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Does Needle Exchange Work? Fact Sheet (December 1998)
From University of California Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Update: Syringe Exchange Programs -- United States, 1997 (August 14, 1998)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Down Among IV-Drug Users (July 28, 1998)
Encouraging news argues for needle exchange.
In The Village Voice
Senate Needle Exchange Vote Plays Shell Game With Children's Health (June 9, 1998)
From AIDS Action Council
U.S. Won't Fund Needle Exchanges (April 20, 1998)
From Associated Press
Time Is Now for Shalala to Make Determination on Syringe Exchange Programs (November 21, 1997)
From AIDS Action Council
Needle Exchange Questions and Answers (November 9, 1997)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Don't Know Why You Feds Say Goodbye to Needle Exchange (November 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Action Praises Miss America's Needle Conversion (October 9, 1997)
From AIDS Action Council
AIDS Action Denounces House Passage of AIDS Acceleration Legislation (September 11, 1997)
From AIDS Action Council
AIDS Action Encourages Allowing Medicine, Science to Lead Health Policy (August 20, 1997)
On syringe exchange programs.
From AIDS Action Council
AIDS Action Calls on Shalala to Eliminate Federal Restrictions on Needle Exchange (June 24, 1997)
From AIDS Action Council
Update on Syringe-Exchange Programs in the United States (June 20, 1997)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Clinton Administration's Internal Reviews of Research on Needle Exchange Programs (March 7, 1995)
From Drug Policy Alliance

U.S. News and Research

Take Action: National Call-In to Repeal the Federal Ban on Syringe Exchange (June 10, 2008)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Number of U.S. Needle-Exchange Programs Declining but Number of Syringes Exchanged Increasing, Survey Shows (July 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
How Needle Exchange Programs Fight the AIDS Epidemic (October 25, 2004)
"The debate in America has been driven not by science or public health concerns but by an ideology that sees syrnige exchange programs as inherently 'evil,'" writes editorial observer Brent Staples.
In The New York Times
U.S. House Committee OKs Curbs to Needle Distribution (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Treatment Advocates Urge Use of "Harm Reduction" Techniques at Seattle Conference (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two- to Sixfold Decreased Odds of HIV Risk Behavior Associated With Use of Syringe Exchange (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syringe Prescription Study Yields Unexpected Bonus: Helping Long-Time Users Quit Drugs (May 11, 2001)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News

Canada

Canadian Prisons Contributing to Spread of HIV, Researchers Say (April 9, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
More Frequent Participation in Needle-Exchange Programs Does Not Increase Risk of HIV Infection, Study Says (February 26, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada: North America's First Supervised Heroin Injection Site Opens (September 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Edmonton, Canada, Needle-Exchange Programs Need Better Government Funding, Advocates Say (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
With Injection Sites, Canadian Drug Policy Seeks a Fix (August 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada Sets Sanctioned Site to Inject Drugs (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vancouver Breaks Ground on Continent's First Safe Injection Site (May 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vancouver's Heroin "Fix" (April 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada Panel Pushes "Safe" Drug Injection Sites (December 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Crusading Mayor Aims to Change Vancouver (November 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Decision on Safe Injection Project Expected Soon From Health Canada (November 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Canada to Consider Safe Injection Sites (November 13, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: Program Helps Reduce Disease -- 835,000 Syringes Collected From Inner-City Addicts (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vancouver Study: Suburban Drug Users at Risk to Share Needles: Downtown Users Tend to Use Needle Exchange (April 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California

San Francisco Fog (October 26, 2007)
Senate passes amendment undermining SF safe-injection sites, parries Pelosi's Ryan White redistribution.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
San Francisco May Consider Supervised Injection Centers to Decrease HIV and Hep C (October 16, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Bill Signed to Remove Emergency Declaration Requirement in Setting Up Needle Exchanges (October 13, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advocates Praise Governor Schwarzenegger for Signing Law Easing Rules on Syringe Exchange Programs; Governor Vetoes Second Bill That Would Have Increased Access to Sterile Syringes (October 11, 2005)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Solano County, Calif., Board Narrowly Approves Clean-Needle Program (September 9, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Approves Funding for Needle-Exchange Programs (August 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California: San Mateo County Supervisors Approve Plan for Needle Sales (August 3, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Assembly Approves Bill That Would Remove Some Restrictions for Local Needle-Exchange Programs (May 12, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California Assembly OKs Easing Rules for Needle Exchange Programs (May 11, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California State Legislators Expected to Reintroduce Bill to Legalize Over-the-Counter Hypodermic Needle Sales (January 13, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Some California Needle-Exchange Programs Face Interference From State, Local Police, Report Says (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California Legislature Approves Bill That Would Allow Pharmacies to Sell Needles Without Prescriptions (September 5, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California Assembly OKs Bill to Let Pharmacies Sell Needles Without Prescriptions (September 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Riverside County Supervisors Reject Needle Program (May 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Needle Exchangers Say Deputies Harassed Them (March 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Needle-Exchange Issue Goes to Panel (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Zoning Threatens Oakland's Needle-Exchange Programs (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Davis Vetoes Bill Allowing Pharmacies to Sell Hypodermic Needles (October 1, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Governor Davis Signs Bill Adding HIV Care -- Needle Law Still on His Desk (September 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Sensible Injection (May 30, 2002)
An Orange County Register editorial on a California bill to make it easier to purchase syringes.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Senate OKs Sales of Needles Without Prescriptions (May 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Syringe-Sale Proposal Should Become Law (April 4, 2002)
An editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York

Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program: Overview of the New York State Law and Regulations (September 2005)
From New York State Department of Health
Syringe Exchange Program Causes Drop in Shared Needles Among N.Y. Drug Users (August 22, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York Daily News Examines Brooklyn, N.Y., Needle Exchange Program (May 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Queens, N.Y., Working on Deal to Establish Needle-Exchange Program (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
As Easy as ESAP (January/February 2003)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
New York City Judge Backs Drug Users in Needle-Exchange Plans (November 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resistance to Needle Exchange in Queens (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Allegheny County Health Board Backs Trial of Needle Exchange (September 6, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
News & Notes: Needle Sale Legislation Passes in New York (June 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
New York State Authorized Needle Exchange Programs (April 1997)
Locations and hours of operations.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Other Half (September 18, 2008)
Harm reduction advocates struggle to reach drug users, who account for half of PR's yearly HIV infections.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works

Vermont

Vermont Sticks With St. Johnsbury Needle Exchange (October 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vermont: Needle Exchange Begins in St. Johnsbury (August 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vermont Activists: Funding Needed to Prevent HIV Infection Among Heroin Users (July 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Other U.S. States

Washington, D.C., to Invest $650,000 in Needle-Exchange Programs (January 3, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush Signs $555 Billion Spending Bill, Lifts Ban on Funding of Needle-Exchange Programs in Washington, D.C. (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Needle-Exchange Pilot Programs Launch in New Jersey (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Federal Bill Clears Way for D.C. to Fund Needle Exchange (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Capital's Lone Needle-Exchange Program Still Hopes for Backup (May 29, 2007)
In The New York Times
Washington Post Failed to Mention Federal Ban on Needle-Exchange Programs in Coverage of D.C. Appleseed Report, Letter Says (August 19, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Lower Court Decision Disallowing Needle-Exchange Program in Atlantic City (August 17, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Springfield, Mass., City Council Rejects Needle-Exchange Program (July 21, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Camden, N.J., City Council Member Proposes Needle-Exchange Program to Prevent HIV, Hepatitis C Transmission (May 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
San Antonio Conference Debates Benefits of Needle-Exchange Programs for Preventing HIV Among Injection Drug Users (May 17, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Jersey: Atlantic County Prosecutor Says No to Atlantic City Needle Exchange (May 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlantic City Begins Pursuing Needle Exchange Program (April 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Springfield, Mass., City Council to Consider Needle-Exchange Program Proposal (April 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times Examines Debate Over Access to Clean Needles, AIDS Epidemic in New Jersey (January 13, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
New Jersey: A Shot at Syringe Access Reform (June 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cutting Funds for Detroit's Life Points Program Will Doom Many to AIDS, Other Infections (May 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Maine AIDS Group Gets Grant for Syringe Exchange (November 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plan Restores Funding for Needle Exchange in Milwaukee (October 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Needle Exchanges (October 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
We Have an AIDS Epidemic in Our Own Back Yard (October 3, 2002)
Excerpts from a recent Washington Times column on the need for a needle-exchange program in Washington, D.C.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senate Panel Passes Budget Bill for District of Columbia (July 26, 2002)
Bill ends ban on taxpayer support for needle exchange programs.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Jersey: Drug Policy Reformers Optimistic for Change Under McGreevey (March 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health District Takes Over From Volunteers in Bremerton, Washington (March 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

International

Open Letter From Advocates Worldwide Urges United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Not to Withdraw From Needle-Exchange Programs (March 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Iranian Government to Distribute Free Syringes to Drug Addicts (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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