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Monday, December 12, 2011

Amick: The needle exchange debate

For those working to achieve sensible public-health policies in New Jersey, two important questions await answers in the waning days of 2011.

Question 1: The Legislature completed action last week on a bill to allow pharmacies to sell up to 10 hypodermic needles to adults without a prescription. By enabling intravenous drug addicts to obtain clean syringes, the measure would reduce the spread of HIV, hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases. Will Gov. Chris Christie sign it into law? As of this writing, his administration says only that the bill “will get careful review and consideration.”

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