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April 8, 2009 Front Page 4 Comments

LIFT THE FEDERAL BAN TO FUND SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS

* One third of people with HIV in the United States were infected through injection drug use.
* Blacks account for 50% of all injection drug users infected with HIV in the US.

Allen Kwabena Frimpong is the Outreach Coordinator for an adolescent HIV/AIDS prevention program for HIV testing and education in New York City. He also works as a consultant with the Harm Reduction Coalition, a national organization that works through advocacy and capacity-building efforts to promote the health and dignity of those impacted by drug use.

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  1. Aundrea says:

    Interested in a collaboration with your organization.

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