42 U.S.C. § 300ee–5 — Use of funds to supply hypodermic needles or syringes for illegal drug use; prohibition

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-607 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 75 words · no verdicts yet

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Money from this Act generally can't pay for hypodermic needles or syringes so people can use illegal drugs. The one exception: a needle-exchange demonstration program the Surgeon General decides would reduce drug abuse and infection risk.

None of the funds provided under this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, may be used to give people hypodermic needles or syringes so they can use illegal drugs. There is one exception: this restriction doesn't apply if the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service determines that a demonstration needle-exchange program would actually be effective -- both at reducing drug abuse, and at reducing the public's risk of getting infected with the AIDS virus.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

None of the funds provided under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be used to provide individuals with hypodermic needles or syringes so that such individuals may use illegal drugs, unless the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service determines that a demonstration needle exchange program would be effective in reducing drug abuse and the risk that the public will become infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 256(b), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3110; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2602(d)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4234.)

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1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-607 · 102 Stat. 3110
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4234

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-607 on 1988-11-04.

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