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Ben Werner, Student Newspaper Editor
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NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM It all began with activists out on the streets of the Lower East Side handing out syringes.
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John Fielding, CEO
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Needle exchange programs should target expanded outreach efforts and HIV prevention interventions at younger injection drug-using women.
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Brian Mengel, Civil Servant
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Needle exchange programs should be supplemented by the expanded sale of syringes by pharmacists, an approach that has the advantage of protecting client confidentiality while still guaranteeing the client that the syringe obtained is sterile.
Needle exchange programs: Research suggests promise as an AIDS prevention strategy.
Needle exchange programs are not intended to eliminate illicit drug use, therefore they do not reduce harm.
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Adam Findley, Professional Motivator
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Needle exchange programs, as well as reducing HIV infection, keep addicts healthier in general and offer them positive connections to society.
Needle exchange programs are not a unique attempt to resolve a seemingly contradictory message.
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Bob Greenberg, Congressional Candidate
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Needle exchange programs, as part of an effective strategy for reducing the rate of HIV infection, are inhibited by legal barriers.
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