reduce the risk factors for blood-borne diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Needle-exchange programmes can be traced back to informal activities undertaken
been recently exposed ("PEP"), treating those who are infected, and needleexchange programs. Disease in a baby can often be prevented by giving both the
in illegal practices in exchange for money, drugs, or other exchangeable forms of currency. AVERT, an international HIV and AIDS charity created in 1986
Needle sharing is the practice of intravenous drug-users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs
services to users. States that do not fund needleexchange programs are associated with increased rates of HIV/AIDS. Nevertheless, the US government has explicitly