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Needle
Exchange:
Harris
Poll
finds
71%
favor
lifting
the
ban!
11/2/97
A Harris telephone poll found that 71% of respondents favored allowing
states and localities, rather than the federal government, to decide whether
or not to use federal AIDS funding for needle exchange programs. The poll
surveyed 1,003 American adults and was commissioned by The Lindesmith Center,
a New York-based drug policy think-tank. It was conducted by telephone
October 15-19.
The results were consistent across party lines with 72% of Republicans,
70% of Democrats and 74% of independents agreeing that decisions should
be made at the state and local level. While the poll found that only 45%
were either "very familiar" or "somewhat familiar"
with these programs, 58% of those claiming familiarity support their use
as part of a strategy to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS.
"The U.S. is virtually alone among advanced, industrialized nations
in prohibiting the funding of needle exchange programs," said Ethan
Nadelmann, Director of the Lindesmith Center. "Americans want crucial
decisions about funding for needle exchange and other HIV prevention efforts
made at the state or local level, not in Washington."
This poll coincides with the release of the Lindesmith Center's Syringe
Availability, a concise and comprehensive review of data on needle exchange
programs and pharmacy sale of syringes. To order copies, call (212) 548-0695
or e-mail [email protected].
You can find The Lindesmith Center on the web at http://www.lindesmith.org.
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Issue #17, 11/2/97
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