MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Mar 5;42(8):145-8.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other bloodborne pathogens are transmitted among injecting-drug users (IDUs) through the reuse and sharing of contaminated needles and syringes (NSs). Of the 689 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases reported in Connecticut in 1992, 413 (60%) were associated with injecting-drug use. To help reduce IDUs' use of contaminated NSs, Connecticut enacted laws effective July 1, 1992, that allow the purchase without a prescription of up to 10 NSs at one time in pharmacies and the possession of up to 10 clean NSs. Before this date, purchase and possession of NSs without a prescription had been illegal in Connecticut. This report presents preliminary information from the first 5 months of an ongoing evaluation to determine whether the new laws affected pharmacy-based NS sales, IDUs' reported knowledge of the laws and places to obtain NSs, and law enforcement officers' risk for needlestick injuries.
人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）和其他血源性病原体通过重复使用和共享受污染的针头和注射器，在注射吸毒者（IDU）中传播。1992年康涅狄格州报告的689例获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）病例中，413例（60%）与注射吸毒有关。为帮助减少注射吸毒者对受污染针头和注射器的使用，康涅狄格州于1992年7月1日颁布了法律，允许在药房无需处方一次性购买多达10个针头和注射器，并可持有多达10个清洁的针头和注射器。在此之前，在康涅狄格州无处方购买和持有针头和注射器是非法的。本报告提供了一项正在进行的评估前5个月的初步信息，以确定新法律是否影响了基于药房的针头和注射器销售、注射吸毒者对法律及获取针头和注射器地点的知晓情况，以及执法人员针刺伤的风险。
