Sentences with phrase «needle exchanges reduce»
«That's awfully close to being a direct demonstration that the needle exchange reduces the incidence of a blood borne viral disease,» says Lincoln Moses, professor of statistics at Stanford University, who chaired the academy panel.
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Tacoma holds an important place in the history of the AIDS crisis: in 1988, Tacoma resident David Purchase launched the Point Defiance program, the first government - sanctioned needle - exchange program dedicated to reducing HIV transmission among intravenous drug users.
Local jurisdictions offer needle exchange programs to reduce the spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases; some offer supervised injection facilities to reduce the risk of overdose.