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Clark County stops talks with foundation for needle exchange

Posted August 19, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A cash-strapped southern Indiana county has ended talks with a nonprofit foundation to finance and operate a needle-exchange program aimed at slowing the spread of HIV and other diseases among intravenous drug users.

Clark County health officer Dr. Kevin Burke said the county has stopped working with the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation. He told the News and Tribune for a story Friday (http://bit.ly/2bDwcFP ) that the Indiana State Department of Health did not want the county to agree to the foundation's request to participate in a discount drug program.

Health Department spokeswoman Jeni O'Malley said the agency has been providing guidance to Clark County since its initial submission last December to ensure that its application meets state requirements.

A message seeking comment could not be left for the foundation.

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Information from: News and Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind., http://www.newsandtribune.com

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