Fueling the next epidemic of HIV in Philadelphia: the boomerang effect of curtailing syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs
The Philadelphia Tribune has published an op-ed by CFAR Director Ron Collman and Implementation Science Core Director Florence Momplaisir on the effect of defunding syringe exchange in Philadelphia.
The effectiveness of syringe exchange is not hypothetical but fact, with research studies uniformly showing large decreases in new infections. Syringe exchange programs reduce new HIV infections by one- to two-thirds.