Thursday, October 28, 2004

Prisons need needle exchange programs, OMA says CBC News:, 27 Oct 2004

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/10/27/prison_needles041027.html
"One of the largest doctors organizations in Canada on Tuesday called for needle exchange programs in prisons and jails across the country.

The Ontario Medical Association made the call as the HIV/AIDS Legal Network, an international think-tank, released a comprehensive report on HIV and other injection drug-related infections among prisoners, including hepatitis C.
The general population is put at risk when infected prisoners are released from jail, said John Rapin, OMA president. "