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Interior AIDS Association emphasizes syringe-exchange prevention work in opioid remediation pitch
Summary
Interior AIDS Association told the commission its Northern Exchange program focuses on preventing overdose and infectious disease, and said a modest opioid-remediation award would support staff time that increases distribution of Narcan, fentanyl testing strips and supplies.
Anna Nelson, who identified herself as a "grama specialist" with Interior AIDS Association, told the Health and Social Services Commission that Northern Exchange — the agency’s syringe-exchange and prevention program — has a long local history and focuses on preventing death and infectious disease. "Northern Exchange has has been in existence for 36 and Northern Exchange started out as what we a simple syringe exchange program," Nelson said, recounting the program’s evolution from…
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