Prisons identified as as a contributing factor in the spread of AIDS
“Up to 15 per cent of incarcerated drug users report injecting heroin and Cocaine while behind bars.” No mention is made of that other main transmission vector for the AIDS-vausing HIV virus that prisons are reputed to be hotbeds of, of course.
Of course, it has to be asked: does this revelation come as any kind of surprise to anyone?
Not entirely related, but concerning: 200,000 people live in Saskatchewan. Last year, the city of Regina handed out 2.5 million needles to drug users. Epidemic-much?
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