Servies, AlyssaReynolds, MelissaSilverman, Ross2024-02-272024-02-272015-08https://hdl.handle.net/1805/38951According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “syringe exchange programs provide free sterile syringes and collect used syringes from injection-drug users to reduce transmission of blood borne pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus.” Such an approach falls under the category of public health prevention known as “harm reduction,” which aim to minimize disease spread and injury (to the individual and to others) associated with high risk behaviors.en-USsyringeexchangeindianainjectionReport