Needle & Syringe Program - The Australian Overview
Submitted by Shane Varcoe
- 11 November 2019
![NEEDLE AND SYRINGE PROGRAMS (NSP) – AN OVERVIEW MAPPING THE DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHING OF THIS ‘HARM REDUCTION’ MECHANISM.](/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2019-11/NSP_PaperCover.png.jpg?itok=KS1wrOBW)
THIS IS A BRIEF LOOK INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NSPS, INITIALLY INTRODUCED IN NSW AS A NEEDLE AND SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM1 FOR THE FRONTLINE DEFENCE AGAINST THE RISE OF HIV/AIDS AND OTHER INTRAVENOUSLY TRANSMITTED DRUG RELATED DISEASES.