Needle Exchange in the U.S.

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Overview

Speak Out Against the Syringe Funding Ban! (May 12, 2009)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Needle Exchange Questions and Answers (September 10, 2008)
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
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 amfAR, The 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
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

Provision in a Bill Aimed at Helping Needle Exchanges Would Hurt Most of Them (November 12, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Editorial Addresses Needle Exchange Limitations in House Legislation Amendment (August 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Editorial Discusses Needle Exchange Restrictions Included in House Bill (August 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog Addresses Lawmaker's Views on Use of Federal Funding for Needle Exchange (August 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Opinion Pieces, Editorial Discuss Federal Needle Exchange Funding Ban (August 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Editorial Discusses Removal of Needle Exchange Funding Ban (August 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Needle Exchange Restrictions Included in House Bill Could Hinder Programs, Advocates Say (August 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Senate Fiscal Year 2010 Spending Bill Excludes Abstinence-Only Education Funding, Needle Exchange Language (July 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
House Passes Spending Bill; Amendment to Remove Needle Exchange Funding Ban Defeated (July 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Action Applauds the House of Representatives on Ending the Syringe Exchange Federal Funding Ban (July 24, 2009)
From AIDS Action
Needle Exchange Programs Needed to Prevent Spread of HIV, Letter to the Editor Says (July 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Removal of Ban on Federal Funding for Needle Exchange Programs to Be Debated in Congress (July 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Needle-Exchange Fight Goes Global (July 21, 2009)
Activists expand demands around syringe exchange, calling on Obama to lift ban on international funding.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
amfAR Commends Congressional Action on Syringe Exchange Programs (July 20, 2009)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Columnist Discusses Lifting of Needle Exchange Funding Ban (July 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
End the Ban of Federal Syringe Exchange Funding Today (July 14, 2009)
Contact key representatives on the appropriations committee now!
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Bill Would Allow Federal Funding for Needle Exchange Programs (July 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Needle Exchange Programs Could Save Texas "Millions of Dollars," Opinion Piece Says (July 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
amfAR Applauds First Step to Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs (July 10, 2009)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
National AIDS Fund Lauds Initiative to Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs (July 10, 2009)
From National AIDS Fund
"Swift Action Driven by Courage Needed" to Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Needle-Exchange Programs, Letter to Editor Says (May 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Obama Disappoints AIDS Activists (May 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Needling Obama (May 14, 2009)
Prez punts on needle exchange ban; advocates look to Congress for action.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
HIV/AIDS Advocates Express Concern About Obama's Continuation of Needle-Exchange Funding Ban (May 11, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Christian Science Monitor Examines U.S. Policy Regarding Drug Use, Harm Reduction (April 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Obama Drug Policy to Do More to Ease Health Risks (March 19, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Exchange We Can Believe In (February 19, 2009)
Advocates try to prove to Dems they have votes to end ban on syringe exchange.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Action Alert: Tell Obama to Lift the Federal Ban on Syringe Exchange! (February 3, 2009)
From Housing Works
Needle Exchange and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among a Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Chicago, Illinois (February 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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

New Jersey

More Camden, N.J., Residents Using Needle Exchange Programs (July 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Jersey: Praise for Drug Program (March 18, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Jersey Needle-Exchange Program Reports Some Success, Areas for Improvement (January 22, 2009)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Group Tests Syringe Vending Machine for Users (October 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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

Texas

Needle-Exchange Programs Should Be Available in Texas to Curb Spread of HIV, Opinion Piece Says (April 8, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas Needle-Exchange Bill Deserves "Fair Hearing" in State House, Editorial Says (April 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas Senate Approves Bill to Allow Needle-Exchange Programs (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas Senate Committee Approves Bill to Protect Needle-Exchange Programs (March 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas: Needle-Exchange Program Passes Senate Committee (March 4, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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

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

Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C., Officials Urge Lawmakers to Block House Amendment That Would Impact Local Needle Exchange Programs (July 31, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Proposed House Amendment Would Impact Needle Exchange Programs in Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
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
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

Other U.S. States

Denver Post Examines Efforts to Establish Needle-Exchange Programs in Colorado (May 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Wisconsin: Needle-Exchange Worker Helps Heroin Users in Rock County (April 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Springfield, Mass., City Council Rejects Needle-Exchange Program (July 21, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
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
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
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

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