Indiana Gov. allows clean needle exchange, at last, to stem HIV epidemic
Gov. Pence of Indiana just decided to combat an HIV outbreak in a rural county via the harm-reduction tactic of needle exchange. We applaud him, while wondering why he gave the epidemic a 3-month head...
View ArticleScott County: Another sad example of how lack of education fails public...
For all those in science, educating people is a major part of the job. Whether its a professor teaching students in a classroom, a physician teaching a patient about a procedure, or a non-profit, like...
View ArticleFederal ban on needle exchange programs challenged in the NYTimes
In March, we wrote about Indiana Governor Pence and his decision to finally allow for a clean needle exchange to stem the outbreak of IV-drug-induced HIV in Scott County, IN. Federal law currently...
View ArticleDC’s Needle Exchange: Infections Down, Savings Up
Six years after Washington, D.C. health officials delivered a bleak and morbid update about the city's growing HIV-AIDS population, a new study reveals that its needle-exchange program is saving lives...
View ArticleCDC, Citing Successes, Pushes Clean Needles for Addicts
Needle exchange programs — where addicts can exchange dirty syringes for clean ones — are effective in preventing the spread of HIV, a finding that's highlighted in a new CDC report. But in terms of...
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