syringe exchange

November 9, 2009
New York Times: Bill Would Limit Needle Exchanges
By KATIE ZEZIMA

BANGOR, Me. — For years, the location of this city’s needle exchange program, in a nondescript strip mall close to highways and bus lines, was seen as a major asset.

But now, AIDS activists say, that very location could undermine what happens inside the exchange.

Unless Congress acts now, the District of Columbia-where one in 20 residents is living with HIV-will be hamstrung in its efforts to fight one of worst HIV/AIDS epidemics in the nation.

And cue Marvin Gaye…
…or Jessica Terlikowski…
As she tells you what’s goin' on…

It costs little and will stop tens of thousands of HIV and hepatitis C infections per year.