White, rural drug users lack needle exchange programs to prevent HIV infections

Needle-sharing by opiate addicts is placing rural white communities at much greater risk of new HIV infections than ever before, and the United States doesn’t have enough syringe programs in place to address the problem, according to a federal report released Tuesday. Although needle exchange programs have been politically controversial for decades, studies have demonstrated their public health […]Related:Zika surfaces in Texas, likely to be first local transmissionMany LASIK patients may wind up with glare, halos or other visual symptoms, study suggestsNormal head size at birth doesn’t rule out microcephaly, Zika syndrome after birth
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news