Posts Tagged ‘needle exchange’
Anti-jail demonstrators seek “Care not Cages”
An unconventional anti-jail protest argued the mentally ill need “Care not Cages,” and provided roadside alternative health services.
Read MoreLegal at last, but strapped for cash, needle exchanges seek federal funding
In places like Oakland, where local authorities treat syringe exchange as an accepted public health practice, groups like HEPPAC no longer face the risk of arrest. Today their challenge is going mainstream, and needle exchange programs are now reaching for the biggest government seal of approval of all—federal funding.
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