Action on needle exchange scheme
Latest news from Carmarthenshire Council’s press office - Action to improve needle exchange scheme Action is being taken to improve Carmarthenshire’s needle exchange scheme following concerns raised by councillors. The Local Health Board and the Community Safety Partnership are looking at a number of measures to increase the number of needles returned and reduce the likelihood of needles being discarded. It follows concerns raised by the county council’s Social Justice Scrutiny Committee back in January about the low number of needles being returned and the possibility of used needles left in the community. Needle exchange schemes operate across the UK and offer injecting drug users sterile injection equipment as well as advice on safer injection techniques and appropriate disposal. The aim of the schemes is to prevent the spread of blood borne diseases, in particular HIV and Hepatitis B and C, amongst both drug users and the wider community; as well as encourage drug users i...