Pubdate: Tue, 12 Dec 2006
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2006 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Richard G. Jones
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TRENTON: LEGISLATURE APPROVES NEEDLE EXCHANGE

New Jersey, the last state in the union that banned syringe exchanges 
for intravenous drug users, enacted a law yesterday that provides 
legal access to clean needles. In separate votes, the General 
Assembly and the State Senate approved a pilot program in six 
municipalities, as yet undetermined, in which drug users can turn in 
dirty needles for sterile syringes. Gov. Jon S. Corzine is expected 
to sign the bill, known as the Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act, 
into law. The law also provides $10 million for drug treatment facilities. 
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