Bio-hazard Pilot Program

NORTH CAROLINA BIO-HAZARD COLLECTION PROGRAM

In 2015, the NCHRC successfully advocated for the passage of HB 712 allowing four counties in the state to participate in a bio-hazard pilot project that collects and safely disposes of used needles. Starting in 2016 volunteers and staff will collect used syringes in Cumberland, Guilford, Haywood and Brunswick (Pending) counties, making the public areas in those counties safer for children and community members by decreasing their exposure to used needles, HIV and hepatitis C.

For information on how to access or locate a bio-hazard program in one of the four counties, please contact James Sizemore at jamesdsizemore@gmail.com

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“The help I got from the harm reduction program was more than just clean equipment, it was about being with people who didn’t judge me for my addiction, and who really wanted to help.”
~ Sam, a 50-year-old former drug user and sex worker in Carrboro, NC

“Too often, drug users suffer discrimination, are forced to accept treatment, marginalized, and often harmed by approaches which over-emphasize criminalization and punishment while under-emphasizing harm reduction and respect for human rights. This is despite the longstanding evidence that a harm reduction approach is the most effective way of protecting rights, limiting personal suffering, and reducing the incidence of HIV.”
~ Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 10, 2009

NORTH CAROLINA BIO-HAZARD COLLECTION PROGRAM

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