Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Infectious disease experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made ...

"Infectious disease experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a list of recommendations following their visit, including one to launch syringe service programs to stop the spread at its source. But...politicians...contend that such programs encourage illegal drug use."

They learned nothing from Indiana's HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks.

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/west-virginia-hiv-outbreak-three-years-later-syringe-service-programs/

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