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A needle and syringe programme ( NSP ), also known as needle exchange program ( NEP ), is a social service that allows injecting drug users (IDUs) to obtain clean and unused hypodermic needles and associated paraphernalia at little or no cost. It is based on the philosophy of harm reduction that attempts to reduce the risk factors for blood ...
San Francisco bi-weekly street cleaning schedule is available at San Francisco Public Works website. Beginning 2014, SF Public Works placed a number of Pit Stops in various impacted locations around San Francisco. Pit Stops provide access to universal toilets, needle disposal, and dog waste stations.
History. The NHRC emerged from a Harm Reduction Working Group (HRWG) organized in 1993 by Francie and Stephanie Comer, Dan Bigg, George Clark (head of San Francisco's needle exchange), and Dave Purchase. [2] Many of the attendees at the first meeting had worked with (or founded) needle exchanges in different cities, including Los Angeles, San ...
Health and Welfare said it reviewed over 6,000 emails, interviewed employees, researched needle exchange programs, conducted on-site visits to five needle exchange programs, and reviewed contracts ...
Needle sharing. Needle sharing is the practice of intravenous drug-users by which a needle or syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs such as heroin, steroids, and hormones. [1] This is a primary vector for blood-borne diseases which can be transmitted through blood (blood-borne pathogens). [2]
The passage of Idaho’s Syringe and Needle Exchange Act in 2019 allowed people to obtain clean needles through the exchange program, but that law doesn’t apply to pipes — despite research ...
Aug. 6—Just before 2:30 p.m. on a recent Thursday, a white cargo van rolled onto 32nd Street behind Safeway, stopping near the Astoria Riverwalk. Out climbed two Clatsop County workers: Jenna ...
Angela Alioto. Angela Mia Alioto Veronese [1] [2] (born October 20, 1949) is an American attorney, politician, member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and founder of the Knights of Saint Francis at the Porziuncola Nuova. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the daughter of Joseph L. Alioto, the 36th mayor of San Francisco.