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Pubdate: Wed, 27 Oct 2004
Source: Ocean County Observer (NJ)
Copyright: 2004 Ocean County Observer
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Website: http://www.injersey.com/observer/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1212
Author: Brenden Shur, Staff Writer
Note: The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?137 (Needle Exchange)
NEEDLE EXCHANGE DRAWS LOCAL CRITICISM
TRENTON -- Gov. James E. McGreevey yesterday signed an executive order
declaring a public health emergency in cities with high rates of HIV
infection due to injection drug use. The declaration allows these
communities, with municipal support, to start needle-exchange programs
to reduce the spread of HIV infection.
But the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office was far from thrilled with
the notion of drug users having access to clean needles.
"I don't know how the governor can suspend criminal law without the
Legislature doing it," said First Assistant Terence P. Farley. "The
governor doesn't have any authority to say what's a crime and what's
not a crime."
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake
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