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Syringe Exchange in Action

For 17 years, Jeff McDowell has run an Atlanta syringe exchange to reduce HIV's spread.

07/09/2012 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE

Syringe Exchange in Action

Clip: Season 2012 Episode 14 | 4m 25s

For 17 years, Jeff McDowell has run an Atlanta syringe exchange to reduce HIV's spread.

To reduce the spread of HIV, Jeff McDowell runs the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, which he says operates the only needle-exchange program in the state of Georgia, where the practice is still illegal, as in many places in the country. Here, he shows how the program works. [8/7/12 1:42:11 PM] Azmat Khan: you good with that?

07/09/2012 | Rating NR

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