Needle Exchange Program Urged for Stanislaus County
On Monday, a civil grand jury advised Stanislaus County to create a needle exchange program to reduce the rising number of hepatitis C infections. According to the grand jury report, the county is expected to have 620 new hepatitis C cases this year, up from 519 in 2007.
- "Stanislaus Civil Grand Jury: Needle Exchange Could Curb HIV, Hepatitis C" (Ashton, Modesto Bee, 7/2).