American Medical Association

  Policy favoring needle exchange  (On AMA site, click "select all" and enter "needle exchange")

The AMA: (1) encourages needle exchange programs; (2) will initiate and support legislation revoking the 1988 federal ban on funding for needle exchange programs for injecting drug users; and (3) strongly encourages state medical associations to initiate state legislation modifying drug paraphernalia laws so that injection drug users can purchase and possess needles and syringes without a prescription. (Res. 231, I-94; Reaffirmed Ref. Cmt. D, I-96; Modified by CSA Rep. 8, A-97)

  Policy favoring pharmacy sale of syringes