Advocacy For Syringe Exchange Programs

at its base, an Advocacy organization for those who have a history of AIDS. Vocal-NY was once New York City AIDS Housing Network. Their formation was at a time when addressing root causes like homelessness and poverty was going out of style and incrimination was becoming the focus. Vocal-NY’s mission has remained true to the original intent. The original focus was on progressive housing that assured that all people living with AIDS could find affordable homes. Their advocacy has come out of

nation's largest needle exchange program. (sfaf.org) With Prevention Point's passion for advocacy to prevent HIV, 25 SSPs began operating underground, and in 2000 the state implemented its first state SSP law. In 2009 there were 41 authorized SSPs throughout California in 19 counties and four city governments. Ninety percent of these 41 SSP's are along the coast of California with only two counties covering

HIV, it is almost always fatal since there is currently no cure for the disease. A major component of HIV prevention is the Syringe Exchange Programs (SEP’s). SEP’s are one of the main resolutions that targets curbing the spread of blood-borne viruses among injecting drug users (IDU’s). With an estimated 1 in 5 injecting drug users worldwide infected with HIV, the program is vital to bringing this epidemic under control. 60 countries worldwide have reported HIV among IDUs and an additional 40 countries

The provocative matter of needle exchange programs will always be as such. The aspiration of this text is to provide comprehension on what is needle exchange programs, Kentucky, educate on public health, funding, and comflict between drug and disease In the United Stated, stated by the Hepatitis C Support program, exchange programs have been documented legitimately and illicitly since the 1980s. The Hepatitis C Support Project states: the first needle exchange program was developed in 1984 in Amsterdam

Needle Exchange Programs: Fighting the HIV Epidemic Nicole Worthem Lewis University Introduction Needle exchange programs (NEPs) are programs which provide sterile syringes to injection drug users (IDUs) in exchange for used needles (Strathdee, 2004). The theory behind these programs lies on the foundation of harm reduction and circulation theory (Strathdee, 2004). The principle of harm reduction suggests that providing access to sterile supplies for injection of drugs, if the user “cannot

increasing number of states are dissatisfied with the results of this policy (Doward, 2013). Some have addressed this by decriminalizing possession and use of drugs and introducing harm reduction programs, considering the issue of demand not a criminal issue but a public health one. The evidence in favor of such programs was acknowledged by international bodies such as WHO and UNODC, emphasizing that reducing demand should be done through means of

PUBLIC INFORMATION Public information is the dissemination of materials and/or knowledge for one to become versed on the subject or to evoke advances in policy outcomes (Weiss & Tschirhart, 1994; Weiss, 2002, p. 218; Campbell, 2016). This is accomplished by informing a target audience about a policy concern or behavior pattern to influence thoughts, knowledge, and beliefs (Weiss & Tschirhart, 1994; Campbell, 2016). Public information covers a wide spectrum from counseling, research evaluations and

a positive diagnosis of HBV. * Language barriers as many are not native English speakers and have a limited understanding. * Lack of health insurance or a discomfort with western medicine. * Inability to access vaccine as vaccination programs have not been implemented in some countries. * Inaccuracy of tests especially for African infants. Treatment is varied. There are several drugs used to treat hepatitis in the United States. Intron A, Epivir-HBV, Pegasys, Baraclude, Hepsera

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President Nixon first declared the “war on drugs” on June of 1971. This came after heavy drug use during the 1960s. New York in particular, had a rise in heroin use. After Nixon’s declaration, states began decriminalizing the possession and distribution of marijuana and other drugs. Many small drug offences led to a mandatory fifteen years to life. This Drug War has led to an increase of incarceration rates since. One of the earliest laws that followed Nixon’s announcement were the Rockefeller Drug