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syringe exchange program

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syringe exchange program


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EPA), which call for drop-off collection sites, household hazardous waste centers, residential special-waste pickup service, syringe exchange programs, mail-back services, or home destruction devices, are a significant change from previous recommendations that residents put needles in a plastic container or coffee can, write "do not recycle," and throw the container in the trash.
For 18 years, the United States has banned federal funding for syringe exchange programs, the most effective tool that exists for HIV prevention.
surgeon general, observed in 2000 that, `After reviewing all of the research to date, the senior scientists of the department and I have unanimously agreed that there is conclusive scientific evidence that syringe exchange programs, as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention strategy, are an effective public health intervention that reduces the transmission of HIV and does not encourage the use of illegal drugs.
 
 
 
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