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Experts blast Shalala on needle exchange remarks.


 Thirty researchers of needle exchange programs (NEPs) signed a letter protesting Donna Shalala's recent comments that researchers were divided over NEPs. Six federally-funded reviews show that NEPs lowered HIV transmission rates and did not increase drug use. Four of the reviews, including those performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended lifting the Federal ban on NEPs. Laurence Brown of the Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation notes that these programs offer multiple services besides needle exchange and that there have been no studies truly assessing whether offering needles alone is effective.
