Articles about Needle Exchange Programs. CALIFORNIA . Then the police arrived. The addicts froze as, within minutes, seven officers marched into the needle exchange and seven others faced the addicts down from across Sycamore Avenue. Peggy Roman- Jacobson, a volunteer attorney for the exchange, Clean Needles Now, approached the officers. CALIFORNIA . The vote comes five years after supervisors approved a plan to certify needle- exchange programs and give providers immunity from prosecution. But that effort languished in the Department of Health Services. CALIFORNIA . That has health officials, drug advocates and some politicians worried that HIV and hepatitis rates may be increasing among intravenous drug users.
As early as next month, state legislators are expected to reintroduce a controversial bill to address those concerns. CALIFORNIA . Human Rights Watch, a New York- based group, alleged in a report that police intent on enforcing drug laws often arrest or hassle patrons of locally approved needle- exchange programs throughout the state.
OPINIONMay 1. 8, 2. Re . The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is making a big mistake in accepting the notion that needle exchange programs promote the use of illegal drugs. They don't, as consistent experience throughout the world, including the United States, proves.
California Syringe Exchange Programs. Programs are sorted alphabetically by service area. Go back to directory home. North Coast AIDS Project.
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) The sharing of. Needle Exchange Programs: Provide participants access to health, counseling, and drug treatment services. You've reached the Orange County Needle Exchange. We are certified by the California. If you are passionate about helping your community, we want you on our team. Volunteers for OCNEP run the exchange. The Public Health Impact of Needle Exchange Programs in the United States and Abroad (San Francisco, CA: University of California, 1993); Satcher, David, MD. Congress should make it easier for programs to exist, experts argue in the wake of Indiana's recent outbreak.
Some California Needle Exchange Programs Emerge from Shadows as New Law Takes Effect 1/15/00.