Study finds legalizing needles reduces HIV risk
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Study finds legalizing needles reduces HIV risk
Abstract
AIDS: Legal, over-the-counter (OTC) sale of syringes significantly decreased the rate of needle sharing among injection drug users in Connecticut. In 1992, Connecticut passed legislation allowing pharmacies to sell OTC syringes as one component of the State's HIV prevention program. Over eighty-percent of the pharmacies in the State provide sterile needles, and reduction of drug-related HIV transmission is expected. A study commissioned by the Connecticut Department of Health determined that in areas with a high incidence of AIDS among injection drug users, the sale of syringes increased dramatically. The success of the nonprescription sale of sterile needles and syringes is attributed to accessibility and convenience.
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