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ERIC Number: EJ653316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-7283
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The Xchange Point: A Drop-In Center for African American Active Injection Users.
MacMaster, Samuel A.; Vail, Kenneth A.; Neff, James Alan
Health & Social Work, v27 n3 p227-29 Aug 2002
Notes the rise of the harm-reduction model in the provision of substance abuse services and the history and success of syringe exchange programs. Describes the Xchange Point, a nonprofit community-based AIDS services organization founded in 1996 as a street-based outreach and syringe exchange program. (Contains 15 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Health Services, Disease Control, Drug Use, Health Promotion, Prevention, Program Descriptions
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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