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Tag: needlestick

table with rubber gloves, syringes, testing equipment, pamphlets
Posted inSubstance Use

Needle Exchanges Serve Wide Constituency

by Taylor Knopf March 31, 2017October 8, 2022

By Taylor Knopf The face of the North Carolina heroin epidemic is more diverse than one might think. “People drive in nice cars and dress professionally,” said Michael Harney, street outreach worker and prevention educator at Western NC AIDS Project in Asheville, which is home to one of 22 needle exchanges in the state. He […]

With each use, needles develop more holes and crevices in them that can contain traces of blood. Photo: NC Harm Reduction Coalition
Posted inSubstance Use

Needle/ Syringe Exchange Bill Has Good Shot at Becoming Law

by Rose Hoban July 1, 2016April 16, 2021
Posted inHealth Insurance, Infectious Disease, NC Health Briefs, Prescription Drugs, Public Health

Needle-Disposal Bill Gets Positive Review

by Editor September 17, 2015October 13, 2015
hands Preparing a flu shot.
Posted inMental Health, NC Health Briefs

Needle Disposal Bill Moves Forward

by Editor April 28, 2015April 28, 2015
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health

Reducing Harm from Heroin & Opiate Drugs Gains Traction at NCGA

by Editor February 13, 2015October 21, 2019

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