officials considering needle exchange

CDC HIV/AIDS/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update Officials Considering Needle Exchange Schwartzman, Paul
February 9, 2000

Washington Post--P.G. Extra (02/09/00) P. M3 Prince George's County, Md., has a high enough AIDS caseload to prompt council member Thomas Hendershot (D-New Carrolton) to propose a needle exchange program for drug addicts. The proposal is opposed by several council members, who believe it will encourage drug use and may attract addicts from other parts of the state. Hendershot's plan, which would be run by the county's Board of Health, would cost $300,000 to $400,002 a year. Council Chairman Dorothy Bailey asked lawmakers for a three-week delay of a health committee review of the bill to allow for three public forums on the issue. Prince George's has the second highest number of AIDS cases after Baltimore, which has reduced its HIV caseload by 35 percent since it launched a needle exchange program in 1994.

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