"needle exchange" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needle exchanges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} needle exchange (countable and uncountable, plural needle exchanges)
  1. A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones. Wikipedia link: needle exchange programme Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: needle-exchange Related terms: needle sharing
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Inflected forms

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