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DPA Promotes
Syringe Access in Los Angeles
Monday, October 22, 2007
In Los Angeles, disease prevention is making
tremendous strides as the Drug Policy Alliance leads implementation of a
program to make clean syringes available for purchase in pharmacies.
Many counties throughout California have adopted the Disease
Prevention Demonstration Project (DPDP) since it was created by
statewide legislation in 2004, with Los Angeles County being the latest.
The DPDP allows adults to buy up to ten syringes without a prescription
from a participating pharmacy. The purpose of the project is to help
prevent blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C among injection
drug users, their sexual partners, and their children.
The program was officially implemented by the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health in February, and since then it has enrolled
approximately 250 pharmacies, including all of Los Angeles County’s Rite
Aid stores.
DPA harm reduction coordinator Meghan Ralston, who works on DPDP
implementation, said, “We’re very happy to have a major pharmacy chain
on board, because increasing access to sterile syringes is essential for
public health. The CDC estimates that there are at least 180,000 people
infected with hepatitis C in L.A. County alone.”
With funding from the California Endowment, DPA is able to raise
awareness of the DPDP by reaching out to service providers, pharmacists,
public health advocates and injection drug users. Ralston is presenting
on the DPDP at the upcoming Annual Hepatitis C Annual Summit, and DPA is
partnering with the prestigious University of Southern California School
of Pharmacy to host the first ever Los Angeles Pharmacists Disease
Prevention Summit in February 2008.
DPA is also developing printed outreach materials, including
thought-provoking postcards for pharmacists as well as edgier materials
for an upcoming “street marketing” campaign targeted towards at-risk
groups.
Community outreach has also taken the form of DPDP presentations in
venues like community health fairs, transgendered support groups, Latino
HIV services groups and AIDS research organizations.
Ralston said, “There is a lot of interest in the program among HIV
and hepatitis C advocates and service providers. It’s important to get
the word out, because the DPDP needs community support and advocacy to
be effective—and to stay alive.”
The DPDP “sunsets” in 2010, meaning it will be up for review to
determine if it has been successful and should continue to remain in
place. Urine Drug Test Marijuana Facts Continued community support and advocacy are essential to
promoting this lifesaving program and ensuring that it is effective.
For more information and updates on L.A. County’s Disease Prevention
Demonstration Project, please visit the Help Stop AIDS website. |
