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Essay Galaxy - Needle Exchange Programs
Needle Exchange Programs
More than a million people in the United States inject drugs, at a
cost to society (in health care, lost productivity, accidents, and crime)
of more than fifty billion dollars a year. (Holland n.p.). According to the
Department of Health and Human Services, there were 216,000 heroin addicts
nationwide in 1996, the latest year for which statistics are
available.(Wickenheiser n.p.) One third of all AIDS cases are due to
injection drug use. For women, sixty-four percent of all AIDS cases are due
to injection drug use, or sex with partners who inject drugs (Holland n.p.).
Needle exchange programs found around the world as well as one-
hundred and thirteen found within the United States, "have sprung up to
address drug injection drug users" (Perlman A9). Needle exchange programs
are a simple, cost effective way ....
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