Neel Lane, volunteer attorney for the Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition, discusses the status of the pilot syringe exchange program in Bexar County.

Videos from the Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition Seminar held in San Antonio on 12-9-08

Charlene Doria-Ortiz, Community Health Program Manager for the Bexar County Department of Community Investment, shares her perspective as the harm reduction coordinator for the pilot syringe exchange program in Bexar County.

Neel Lane, volunteer attorney for the Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition, analyzes the syringe exchange bills filed during the 81st session of the Texas Legislature.

Dr. William Martin, Senior Fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, is an expert on syringe exchange programs (SEP’s). In this video Dr. Martin discusses the cost of treating HIV and hepatitis C, the role needles and syringes play in spreading disease, the international experience with SEP’s, where Texas stands, and the science that has led the American medical and publich health communities to support SEP’s.

In this video Dr. Martin discusses the successes of SEP’s, key endorsments from leaders in the medical community, a comparison between the policies in Australia and Texas, how to fund SEP’s, the chances of current legislation in Texas, and the messages SEP’s send.