Advocates are praising Congress’ recent softening of a longtime ban on federal dollars going to needle exchanges amid growing intravenous drug abuse that’s spreading hepatitis and HIV in many states. The new rules, which were in the spending bill signed last month by President Barack Obama, say that federal money still can’t go to buying clean needles but can be used for other program costs in communities deemed “at risk” for significant increases in hepatitis C or an HIV outbreak.
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