Turnarounds : the New Haven Needle Exchange Program. [videorecording] NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1993. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Turnarounds : the New Haven Needle Exchange Program. [videorecording]

[United States] : Straight Shooter Production, c1991 1 videocassette (9 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AV/9300062A
Adler S

Abstract: (Producer) Documents a legal needle exchange program that is saving lives. Injecting drug use can be linked to about one third of all AIDS cases nationwide, and in New Haven the problem was even more severe. In 1990, in response to this epidemic, the state legislature passed a bill legalizing the operation of a needle exchange program. In November 1990, the New Haven Health Department and the Chief of Police began operating such a program. Since its inceptions, over 1,000 clients have been enrolled, and over 30,000 needles were exchanged.
Keywords: Connecticut HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL *Municipal Government *Needle Sharing MONOGRAPHKWDconnecticuthivinfections/KWDprevention&controlKWDmunicipalgovernmentKWDneedlesharingmonograph
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