Needle Exchange Programs

Can Theology Support Needle Exchange Programs?

Mary Jo Iozzio, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mary Jo Iozzio, Ph.D.

To deny injecting-drug-users access to needle exchange programs is to fail to act to save human lives, to fail to acknowledge the dignity of every human life, and to fail to respond in solidarity to those who are marginalized.

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Repealing Federal Strictures Against Needle Exchange Programs: A Much-needed Shot in the Arm

Gabor Maté | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gabor Maté

News that Congress is on the verge of repealing federal strictures against needle exchange programs serves well, as a much-needed shot in the arm for humane, science-based drug addiction policies.

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Ryan Grim

Obama Budget Bans Federal Funding For Needle Exchange, Breaking Campaign Pledge

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's budget released Thursday takes a step backward from a controversial political position he had taken during the presidential campaign...

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