At 09:18 AM 1/6/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Huh? Haven't heard of that...  Used to be able to pick them up at farm
>implement type stores.  I also remember some flack the San Fransisco city
>leadership was taking about a program they instituted were druggies could
>exchange used needles for clean ones to slow the spread of misc. diseases
>from shared needles.   When did this come about?
>-Dal

In the US it seems to be done on a state-by-state basis. Consider this
page from a supplier:

http://www.medi-vet.com/needles.asp

New York Residents
Residents will need to submit a "Certificate of Need"  or a prescription
from your veterinarian when ordering syringes and/or needles.

To obtain a certificate, write:
New York State Department of Health
Bureau Controlled Substances
433 River Street, 5th Floor
Troy, NY 12180

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Residents of Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island
Please ask  your veterinarian for a prescription to purchase syringes
and/or needles.


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The prescription or "Certificate of Need" can be faxed to 1-800-640-3274,
or your veterinarian can call 1-800-668-9698 to authorize the prescription.


I bought a small assortment of blunt needles from a supplier in
Arizona, but it cost about $20 for 10 needles of various sizes, IIRC.


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