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Sterile Syringe Exchange Programs, 2005

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	Has Sterile Syringe Exchange Programs?	Number of Sterile Syringe Exchange Programs	Notes

United States	28 + DC1	1182	NA

Alabama	No	0
Alaska	Yes	1	State law does not prohibit syringe exchange programs.
Arizona	No	0
Arkansas	No	0
California	Yes	22	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Colorado	Yes	1
Connecticut	Yes	6	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Delaware	No	0
District of Columbia	Yes	1	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Florida	No	0
Georgia	Yes	1
Hawaii	Yes	1	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Idaho	No	0
Illinois	Yes	4	Local governments have interpreted state law to allow operation of syringe exchange programs.
Indiana	Yes	1
Iowa	No	0
Kansas	Yes	1
Kentucky	No	0
Louisiana	Yes	2	State law does not prohibit syringe exchange programs.
Maine	Yes	2	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Maryland	No	0	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Massachusetts	Yes	3	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Michigan	Yes	3
Minnesota	Yes	3
Mississippi	No	0
Missouri	Yes	1
Montana	No	0
Nebraska	No	0
Nevada	No	0
New Hampshire	No	0	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
New Jersey	Yes	1
New Mexico	Yes	17	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
New York	Yes	9	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
North Carolina	Yes	1
North Dakota	No	0
Ohio	No	0
Oklahoma	Yes	1
Oregon	Yes	3	State law does not prohibit syringe exchange programs.
Pennsylvania	Yes	1	Local governments have interpreted state law to allow operation of syringe exchange programs.
Rhode Island	No	0
South Carolina	No	0
South Dakota	No	0
Tennessee	No	0
Texas	Yes	2
Utah	Yes	1
Vermont	Yes	3	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
Virginia	No	0
Washington	Yes	15	Syringe exchange programs authorized by state law.
West Virginia	No	0
Wisconsin	Yes	10	State law does not prohibit syringe exchange programs.
Wyoming	No	0

Guam	No	NA
Puerto Rico	Yes	1
Virgin Islands	No	NA

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Notes:	Syringe Exchange data based on MMWR 2007; 56(44); see Source 1. U.S. total includes U.S. dependencies, possessions, and independent nations in free association with the United States. Figures reflect only those programs which completed the survey. Of the 166 SEPs contacted, 118 (71%) completed the survey. Because the operation of individual syringe exchange programs may not necessarily be authorized, it is difficult to account for an exact number of syringe exchange programs operation across the country; therefore, the list may not be comprehensive. Notes on the Syringe Exchange Policies for each state are based on Burris, S. et. al., 2005; see Source 2.
Sources:	Source 1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update: Syringe Exchange Programs-United States, 2005. MMWR 2007; 56(44): 1164-1167. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5644a4.htm , accessed November 2007. Source 2: Burris, S. et al., "The Legality of Selling or Giving Syringes to Injection Drug Users", Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 42(6), Supp.2: S13-18, 2002, accessed August 2005.
Footnotes:	States in which at least one SEP who completed the survey operated in 2005. Reflects the total number of SEPs who completed the survey out of the 166 conducted.

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