Community in a Time of Crisis: Yale, New Haven, and HIV/AIDS, 1981-1996

Item

Needle exchange program log sheet, showing user pseudonyms, exchange location in New Haven, and syringe tracking numbers

Title

Needle exchange program log sheet, showing user pseudonyms, exchange location in New Haven, and syringe tracking numbers

Contributor

Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library

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Source

Personal collection of Robert Heimer, Ph.D.

Item sets

Community in a Time of Crisis: Yale, New Haven, and HIV/AIDS, 1981-1996
Many of the participants in Needle Exchange used pseudonyms like "Bootsie," "Serious," "Bubble," and "Orange Cap." The Needle Exchange workers recorded the site of exchange and the number of needles exchanged. They also marked which needles contained visible blood. The final needle on this log sheet was number 5245.Needle exchange program log sheet, showing user pseudonyms, exchange location in New Haven, and syringe tracking numbers