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  2. Edward Clere - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, Clere, concerned about the rapid spread of HIV in Scott County, Indiana, urged then-governor Mike Pence to sign an executive order to allow needle exchange programs to operate. After resisting the intervention for over two months, Pence spoke to the county sheriff, prayed for guidance, then capitulated, allowing such a program to ...

  3. Needle and syringe programmes - Wikipedia

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    Multiple examples can be cited showing the relative ineffectiveness of needle exchange programmes alone in stopping the spread of blood-borne disease. [75] [76] [71] [73] Many needle exchange programmes do not make any serious effort to treat drug addiction. For example, David Noffs of the Life Education Center wrote, "I have visited sites ...

  4. Drug needle exchanges gain ground after Indiana HIV outbreak

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    Since Indiana opened its first state-run needle exchange last spring, Tara Burton, 25, has made weekly visits to turn over needles she used to shoot Opana, a prescription painkiller, up her track ...

  5. Scott County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    This became the first needle exchange to exist in Indiana; a total of 9 would ultimately exist in the state. [20] A total of 215 cases [21] were eventually attributed to the outbreak. Despite the success of the program, county officials voted 2–1 to end the needle exchange program in June 2021. [22]

  6. Free clinic and needle exchange will find a new home in ... - AOL

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    A two-year pilot program will move a needle exchange clinic indoors for the first time in 25 years. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  7. Damien Center - Wikipedia

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    The Damien Center was established in April 1987 by a team of community members including the Darrell Arthur of the Indy Bag Ladies, Monsignor Gettlefinger at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral representing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, and Earl Conner, an Episcopalian minister an AIDS activist representing the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. [3]

  8. Robert W. Long Hall - Wikipedia

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    Robert W. Long Hall is a building part of the Indiana University Medical Center on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. The building houses various departments from the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). The Robert W. Long Hospital was the first hospital constructed on the university campus that served ...

  9. Mike Pence - Wikipedia

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    During his time as Indiana State Health Commissioner, Adams—along with Governor Pence—delayed Indiana's efforts to deal with the largest HIV outbreak related to injection drug use in the history of the United States by stalling adoption of a needle exchange program. Adams said, "There are people who have real moral and ethical concerns ...