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Needle Exchange Programs

Needle Exchange Programs. Jessica Sullivan Health Education & Behavior. We Will Cover…. What the program is and how it got started How they work Cost effectiveness Sources include studies by: National Institute of Health National Institute of Medicine Surgeon General. Groundwork.

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Needle Exchange Programs

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  1. Needle Exchange Programs Jessica Sullivan Health Education & Behavior

  2. We Will Cover… • What the program is and how it got started • How they work • Cost effectiveness Sources include studies by: National Institute of Health National Institute of Medicine Surgeon General

  3. Groundwork • HIV is directly caused by intravenous drug use over 50% of the time and is indirectly related 75% of the time.

  4. Where They Started • Needle Exchange Programs (NEPs) began in 1983 • Reduce the spread of HIV

  5. What They Do • They exchange needles- not distribute them • Over 80 cities in 38 states in the U.S. currently have these programs

  6. NEPs Reduce HIV • Surgeon General’s Study • Nat’l Institute of Health’s Study • Nat’l Institute of Medicine’s Study • 7 Independent U.S. Government Sponsored Studies

  7. Do NOT Increase Drug Use • Surgeon General’s Study • ALL 7 of the individual U.S. Government Studies • Significant increase in patient admittance into drug rehab centers

  8. Where They Have Worked • Southern Australia: No new HIV cases for 3 years • Hawaii: Rates if infection have decreased from 5% to 1% over 7 years

  9. Cost Effective • Costs $169,000 per year to run an NEP • Syringe = $1.35 • Saving 2 people a year from HIV would pay for the center

  10. Conclusion • We talked about: • What NEPs are • How they work • Cost effectiveness • NEPs are effective and inexpensive and could save the lives of tens of thousands

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