Should Cities Fund Needle Exchange Programs?

• “Yes”

  

  “Basic Human Rights Include the Right to Health”

• No Objections Yet

Basic Human Rights Include the Right to Health

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Access to the best scientific information and the materials needed to maintain health in light of this information is a fundamental human right civil society should deny no one.

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"Yes" Chicago Recovery Alliance

• We Have Tried the Drug-Free Ideal Yet it Has Failed to Work
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• Syringe Exchange Has the Greatest Level of Effectiveness with IDUs
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• Making Respectful Collaborative Contact with People Injecting Works!
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• Basic Human Rights Include the Right to Health
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• Thoughtful Opposition May Be Impossible!
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"More Than Just Win-Win" William Martin PhD

• The Dangers of Dirty Needles
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• The Economic Burden of Blood-Borne Disease
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• Other Countries Have Demonstrated Benefits of Needle Exchange Programs
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• The American Experience with Needle Exchange
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• The Science Is Clear
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• These Findings Are Well Known
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• Funding Needle Exchange Programs Can Be Attractive to Foundations
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• Needle Exchanges are Responsible, Prudent, and Compassionate
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