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PRONUNCIATION OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE

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Needle exchange is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEEDLE EXCHANGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

needle exchange

Needle exchange programme

A needle and syringe programme or syringe-exchange programme is a service model based on the philosophy of harm reduction, whereby injecting drug users can obtain hypodermic needles and associated equipment at little or no cost to reduce the risk factors for diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. While NSPs provide most or all types of equipment free of charge, exchange programmes require service users to return used syringes to receive an equal number of new syringes. The aim of these services is to reduce the harms associated with the use of unsterile or contaminated injecting equipment. A comprehensive study by the World Health Organization in 2004 stated that there is a "compelling case that NSPs substantially and cost effectively reduce the spread of HIV among IDUs and do so without evidence of exacerbating injecting drug use at either the individual or societal level." The WHO's findings have also been supported by the American Medical Association, which in 2000 adopted a position strongly supporting NSPs when combined with addiction counseling.

Definition of needle exchange in the English dictionary

The definition of needle exchange in the dictionary is a centre where drug users can exchange used hypodermic syringes for new ones.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEEDLE EXCHANGE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NEEDLE EXCHANGE

bill of exchange
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Synonyms and antonyms of needle exchange in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «needle exchange» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE

Find out the translation of needle exchange to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of needle exchange from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «needle exchange» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

针具交换
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intercambio de agujas
570 millions of speakers

English

needle exchange
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुई विनिमय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تبادل الإبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обмена игл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

troca de seringas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুই বিনিময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´échange de seringues
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertukaran jarum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nadelaustausch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

針交換
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바늘 교환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ijolan jarum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trao đổi bơm kim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊசி பரிமாற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुई विनिमय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iğne değişimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scambio di siringhe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymiany igieł
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обміну голок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schimb de seringi
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ανταλλαγής βελονών
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

naald ruil
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sprutbytes
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sprøytebyttepr
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLE EXCHANGE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLE EXCHANGE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEEDLE EXCHANGE»

Discover the use of needle exchange in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to needle exchange and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proceedings--Workshop on Needle Exchange and Bleach ...
This book reports on research on and experience with needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and their effects on rates of drug use, the behavior of injection drug users, and the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases among ...
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Panel on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 1994
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Federal Funding for Needle Exchange Programs: Why Should the ...
Intravenous drug use (IDU) plays a major role in the transmission of HIV disease.
Kendall Blake, 2006
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Preventing HIV Transmission: The Role of Sterile Needles and ...
This volume addresses the interface of the two national epidemics of HIV/AIDS and intravenous drug use.
Jacques Normand, David Vlahov, Lincoln E. Moses, 1995
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Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition
The Baltimore Needle-Exchange Project Interpersonal networks can be used in an intervention program, as the Baltimore Needle-Exchange Project demonstrates. Dr. Thomas Valente, a communication network scholar, was a professor of ...
Everett M. Rogers, 2003
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AIDS Education: Reaching Diverse Populations
When a youth first arrives at the Center, he or she sees signs posted for Youth Needle Exchange, the Larkin policy for cleaning needles, and detox services. Each new client fills out an intake form, which includes several questions relating to ...
Melinda Moore, Martin Lyle Forst, 1996
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The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black ...
Harlem City Council member Hilton B. Clark called the needle-exchange program a "genocidal campaign" (Page 1991, 17). Others, such as black Police Chief Benjamin Ward, cast the program in the rhetoric of historical plots against black ...
Cathy J. Cohen, 1999
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Human Rights Watch BANGLADESH Ravaging the Vulnerable
before interacting with needle exchange outreach workers they had often shared needles—indeed, they had not been aware of the risks of sharing needles—but that afterwards they were able to stop sharing needles altogether.238 The ...
Human Rights Watch
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Preventing HIV Infection among Injecting Drug Users in High ...
Effectiveness of needle-exchange programmes for prevention of HIV infection. Lancet. 349(9068):1797–1800. Jamner MS, Wolitski RJ, Corby NH. 1997. Impact of a longitudinal community HIV inter- vention targeting injecting drug users' stage ...
Committee on the Prevention of HIV Infection among Injecting Drug Users in High-Risk Countries, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine, 2006
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Needle Exchange Programs: Research Suggests Promise As an ...
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed needle exchange programs' effectiveness in reducing the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), focusing on: (1) the success of domestic and international needle exchange programs; ...
U S Government Accountability Office (G, U. S. Government Accountability Office (, 2013
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The Effectiveness of drug abuse treatment : implications for ...
Risk. Reduction. Through. Needle-Exchange. Programs. To prevent HIV transmission, short of abstinence, risk reduction implies safer drug and sexual practices. One approach is to provide the means for safer practices, in an attempt to reduce ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEEDLE EXCHANGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term needle exchange is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fayette County sees spike in heroin overdoses, seeks needle
The Fayette County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to request Indiana State Department of Health permission to start a needle exchange. «Fox 59, Jul 15»
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Clark County to adopt needle exchange program
At the Clark County health department, Burke hopes the needle exchange program will also help cut down on the increasing number of ... «WLKY Louisville, Jul 15»
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Ken Rechtin's Another Voice: About that Anti-Needle Exchange
I read with great interest Senator John Schickel's opinion of clean needle exchange. As a conservative, he feels that the role of government in ... «The River City News, Jul 15»
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Needle Exchange Program Talks Continue
The Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health agreed Tuesday to study a proposed health regulation calling for a county-operated needle ... «Wheeling Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Needle Exchange 'Could Have Helped My Son'
Needle-exchange proponents say the programs reduce the spread of blood-borne diseases and help reduce some of harm of IV drug abuse. «Daily Yonder, Jul 15»
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Congress considers lifting ban on funding needle exchange programs
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 21, 2015) – There's talk that Congress could lift its ban on offering federal funding for needle exchange programs. «WTTV CBS4Indy, Jul 15»
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Congress likely to loosen funding ban on needle exchange programs
WASHINGTON – The needle exchange program about to begin in Madison County to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
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Another Indiana county explores possibility of implementing a …
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 16, 2015) – Another Indiana county is looking at the possibility of implementing a needle exchange program. Monroe ... «WTTV CBS4Indy, Jul 15»
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Needle exchange in Louisville operating the way the law intended …
In Louisville the local run needle exchange program has delivered over 1,000 needles, but handed out just hundreds in return. The “free ... «cn|2, Jul 15»
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Norton to press for needle exchange
In 2008, Norton was successful in removing the needle exchange rider from the annual D.C. Appropriations bill, and it has not been re-imposed ... «Howard University The District Chronicles, Jul 15»

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