32 years ago, Philly began using syringe exchanges to fight AIDs. With funding now in doubt, experts fear an HIV surge

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32 years ago, Philly began using syringe exchanges to fight AIDs. With funding now in doubt, experts fear an HIV surge

Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell authorized the city's first needle exchange program in 1992 in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDs. New Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker plans to strip funding to syringe exchange programs despite research showing they reduce HIV/AIDs and hepatitis infections among drug users.