Due to a Utah Law that allows needle exchanges to prevent the spread of Heoatitis and HIV, the Carbin County Sheriff’s department has reached an agreement to allow needle exchanges, the department measure was delayed due to some confusion over specifications regarding the specific needles. Although many public health experts believe this can stop the spread of infection, often causing more strain on the economy due to expensive treatments, others are concerned that it can increase the rate of drug use.

Key Takeaways:

• The Carbon County Sheriff’s department has entered into an agreement with the Utah Reduction Coalition, as of last month.
• Lengthy negotiations ensued over a Utah law that legalizes the exchange of needles to limit the spread of deadly diseases.
• Sheriff, Jeff Wood, while on board with the new regulations, does feel that supplying needed equipment to users acts potentially as a trigger, instead of a restraint.

“The medical consensus, multiple experts confirmed, is that there is zero risk difference between the needle and the equipment used to prepare for the injection.”

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