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A study on prisons in Canada has recommended that a needle exchange program may be necessary in the nation's jails. According to the Correctional Service
report, "One significant advantage of a needle and syringe exchange program in a prison setting is that old, damaged, and home-made syringes that have the potential to
harbor pathogens will be removed from circulation."
The researchers estimated that one-third of Canada's inmates carry hepatitis C, with rates of HIV infection also very high. The team said it has "no confidence"
that distributing bleach alone will lower infection rates resulting from contaminated needles used for tattoos, body piercing, or injecting drugs.
Editor's Note: from Lancet
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