forteanajones
03-02-2004, 03:22 AM
Think this has actually been going on for several months before this interview.
http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml;jsessionid=VIRMTKJR1LUWHLA5AINSFFI?to dayDate=current (March 2, 2004)
Listen to Heroin and Creating Safe Injection Sites
Reporter Stephen Quinn talks about a program in Vancouver, Canada that provides clean needles and a safe injection site for heroin addicts. The idea is to prevent HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne disease transmission. The program is controversial, and critics say it encourages drug use. He'll also talk about the politics surrounding the program. Quinn works for the CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Listen to Vancouver Nurse Fiona Gold
She works on the streets near the safe injection site, assisting addicts. From her perspective, preventing HIV and STDs is such an important task that it overshadows addiction issues. Two days a week, Gold walks the streets of Vancouver, handing out clean needles to addicts shooting up in alleyways. She also treats infections related to needle use.
Listen to Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell
He'll discuss how the site was set up in an area known for its addicts. Campbell explains that the program's success is consistent with similar operations in Europe.
http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml;jsessionid=VIRMTKJR1LUWHLA5AINSFFI?to dayDate=current (March 2, 2004)
Listen to Heroin and Creating Safe Injection Sites
Reporter Stephen Quinn talks about a program in Vancouver, Canada that provides clean needles and a safe injection site for heroin addicts. The idea is to prevent HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne disease transmission. The program is controversial, and critics say it encourages drug use. He'll also talk about the politics surrounding the program. Quinn works for the CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Listen to Vancouver Nurse Fiona Gold
She works on the streets near the safe injection site, assisting addicts. From her perspective, preventing HIV and STDs is such an important task that it overshadows addiction issues. Two days a week, Gold walks the streets of Vancouver, handing out clean needles to addicts shooting up in alleyways. She also treats infections related to needle use.
Listen to Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell
He'll discuss how the site was set up in an area known for its addicts. Campbell explains that the program's success is consistent with similar operations in Europe.