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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the connection between Baltimore City's needle exchange program and drug treatment programs.

The study highlights the need for treatment facilities to address co-occurring problems, such as HIV and mental illness.

In their analysis, the study authors included 440 injection drug users who were interviewed from 1997 to 2002 as part of the Self-Help in Eliminating Life-Threatening Diseases (SHIELD) study.

There is also a need for treatment services that have the capacity to address co-occurring health problems found among drug users in Baltimore City," said Latkin.

The study authors also point out the need to publicize the services offered by needle exchange programs beyond needle distribution and disposal.

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