Mar 31, 2015
Indiana recently declared an emergency over a HIV outbreak. They have instituted short term needle exchange as most of the new cases originated from drug users. I’m not sure if Australia also has a needle exchange program, but you will find needle deposit containers in most public restrooms. Assuming people are responsible this does help curb accidental infection among cleaning and garbage handling employees. What I’m not sure is if the problem is so bad that these are actually needed everywhere, or if they are a precaution that aims to help even one person avoid getting HIV. I’m interested to hear some input from locals.