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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2018 · 28 MIN

An IDEA Whose Time Has Come: HIV Prevention, Politics + Needle Exchange Programs

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HIV and the opioid epidemic are inextricably linked. In South Florida, where there are more new cases of HIV infection than anywhere else in the U.S., a needle exchange program is doing its part to prevent spread of the disease and curb opioid-related deaths. Dr. Hansel Tookes talks about the fight to have the program expanded throughout the state.

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An IDEA Whose Time Has Come: HIV Prevention, Politics + Needle Exchange Programs

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HIV and the opioid epidemic are inextricably linked. In South Florida, where there are more new cases of HIV infection than anywhere else in the U.S., a needle exchange program is doing its part to prevent spread of the disease and curb...

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