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- HIV/AIDS Needle Exchange Meeting March 5, 1996
- .THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MAR - A Ill) MEMORANDUM TO CAROL RASCO FROM: SUBJECT: PATSYFLEMI~ Needle Exchange Programs The largest proportion of new AIDS cases is now related to injection drug use. HIV is transmitted through the sharing of used
- conCluCf8cnhat the lower the fraction of needles in circulation that contaminated, Jhe lower the risk of new infections. They went CD to recommend that needle exchange Programs are I SENT BY:Xerox Telecopier 7020 ; 5-17-96 ; 7:32AM; 202,6321096" 94562676
- the President their thoughts on what he could do to further fight the epidemic. Among these were: federal funding for needle exchange (Talking points attached.) One man asked him to deliver a prime time message to the nation on AIDS. The structure
- . Dietetic Association L u n c h ' . Families USA Medicaid Meeting HIV /AIDS Needle Exchange Meeting NGA Education Summit Meeting .' Close-up Foundation Meeting . Compt. Sharp call COS Immigration Meeting (employment -immigration) SSA Meeting Lt. Gov. Bullock
- other than HIV especially substance abuse, mental disability, homelessness, or a combination thereof. a Linkages to early intervention as well as repetitive exposure to prevention messages are essential to slowing the spread of the virus. g Needle
Las Vegas May 22-23 - San Francisco May 23-24, 1996: San Francisco May 23-24 AIDS Conference [3]
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- to make a significant impact in IteJDDrlng the tide of the epidemic. (4) Tbero is scientiru: cmdence thit conuoversia1. harm reduction' approaches, such as needle exchange programs, can be effective. Among the concJ,usions preaented in a . =eDt report
- exchange, ',programs decrease inV transmission and do not increase N drug use. A recent report by.the National Academy of Sciences found that needle ยทexchange programs do ,reduce HIV transmission and don't increase drug, use. There have been numerous calls
- ) ,The President should direct the Secretary of,Health and Human Services to provide a recommendation (within 90 days) regarding the impact of needle exchange programs onmV infection and substance abuse. The recommendation should be based upon current reports
- ., 'I . . Other.Programs In the Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Baltimore. City Needle. Exchange Program-:mobile, unitpro~idescIean needles and treat~ent referral information (Baltimore City Department of Health). . Healthy Start-provides free pre
- Senior Staff Meeting, COS ct-GS: needle exchange 8:1Sa-9:00a Gaynor: BriefforWH EZ & VPOTUS CT, 9:30a-9:4Sa Conference C a l l ' , ,At conclUsion on:alTETtz and RaSco sfioulcftalKtODI--=a-=-na=-::-1 -=o:Cu"LtO'Connor emails. ab: :-: 1O:OOa-l 0:30a Crime
