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Syringe exchange programs around the world: The global context Table of Contents Page I. Introduction and Overview .. 1 A. Injection Drug Use and the Development of SEPs .. 2 B. Current Trends: Drug Use, HIV Infections and SEPs .. 5 II. Analysis of Syringe exchange programs on a Region-by-Region Basis .. 7 A. Africa .. 7 1. North Africa and the Middle East .. 7 2. Sub-Saharan Africa .. 11 B. Asia .. 14 C. Australia and New 23 D. Europe .. 28 1. Eastern Europe .. 28 2. Western 36 E. North America .. 41 1. 41 2. Mexico .. 44 F. South America .. 46 III. Policy Lessons from Global SEPs .. 50 Acknowledgments We are grateful for the generous pro bono assistance of the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, including counsel Rebecca Winters, associates Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Marcovitz and Hilary Dengel, and former summer associates Gregory Tuttle and Jonathan Stroble, in researching and authoring this report.
I. Introduction and Overview Injection drug use is a dangerously effective—and increasingly prevalent—means for spreading blood-borne viruses such as Human
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