State Awards Needle Program Grants to Fight AIDS

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State Awards Needle Program Grants to Fight AIDS

Boston Herald (www.bostonherald.com) (12/02/00) P. 3
Szaniszlo, Marie

Health officials in Massachusetts announced Friday $100,000 in grants to nine communities they hope will launch needle exchange programs. Dr. Jean McGuire, head of the state's HIV- AIDS bureau, asserted that injection drug use is a "primary engine behind the epidemic here," making up more than 50 percent of HIV and AIDS cases throughout Massachusetts. The recipients of the new grants have until next summer to develop plans for needle exchanges in their areas. The communities that received the funding include Fall River, Fitchburg, Gloucester, Holyoke, Lynn, New Bedford, Springfield, the upper Cape, and Worcester. There are already four needle exchange programs in the state.
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