Nineteen participants were tested for HIV in April.
Total contacts: 359
Total IDU contats: 301
Total unduplicated IDU contacts: 247
Syringes: 3225
Condoms distributed: Male- 2368, Female-56, Dental Dams-54 Finger Cots-70
Demographics of unduplicated IDU contacts:
African American male: 36
White Male: 38
Latino: 65
African American female: 31
White female: 38
Latina: 39
We completed 291 referrals for various services.
This month, as a result of our 100 total D&A referrals, twelve participants entered into drug treatment facilities. This indicates those of whom we are aware; there may be additional entries of which we are not aware.
EDITOR: Isn’t it a tragedy that Lancaster General Hospital has turned down the Urban League’s proposal to operate a full fledged syringe exchange and referral program here in Lancaster? Isn’t enhancing public health the mission of the public charity? Have LGH trustees no shame?
