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Record 1 2008-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A group of programs intended to slow the spread of AIDS among intravenous drug abusers ..., in which an agency, either governmental or charitable, exchanges sterile needles for "dirty" [needles].

CONT

Needle exchange programs emerged as a way to address rapidly increasing rates of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other infections among injection drug users.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

[...] programme [qui] vise à rejoindre les usagers de drogues de la rue, en fournissant des seringues neuves, des condoms et de l'information, en échange de seringues souillées.

CONT

[...] un programme d'échange de seringues a été mis sur pied à Montréal (et son) principal but [est] de diminuer l'incidence de l'infection au VIH dans la population toxicomane.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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