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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention/Epidemiology
North Carolina Senate Rejects Needle Exchange Programs
May 31, 2007 By a 47-2 vote Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate approved a budget plan for the next two years. Before signing off on the budget, however, senators voted 39-10 to remove a provision that would have set up three local needle exchange programs to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. Associated Press 05.31.2007 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. |