Tag: syringe excahnges
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‘Instead of incarcerating disease, start treating disease:’ Kentuckians in recovery talk solutions
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians in recovery say the state needs to better educate youth about addiction, digitize expungement for certain crimes and make harm reduction and community-based services...
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Ky. has 54 counties at high risk for spread of HIV and hepatitis C among IV drug users but only 6 of them have needle exchanges
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Why, if 54 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are among the nation’s most vulnerable to outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C among intravenous drug users,...