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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
Iranian Government to Distribute Free Syringes to Drug Addicts
August 12, 2003 An official of Iran's Health Ministry today announced the
agency will begin distributing free syringes to drug addicts in
Tehran to fight the spread of AIDS and other diseases. "Syringes
will be distributed by mobile teams in certain places in Tehran
in exchange for used ones," Mohsen Vazirian told the Iran Labor
News Agency. According to official estimates, Iran has more than
2 million drug addicts, of whom nearly 140,000 use syringes.
Excerpted from:Back to other news for August 12, 2003 Agence France Presse 08.12.03 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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