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cord-297135-mg2qs3b6	Smith, Kumi	A harm reduction paradox: Comparing China's policies on needle and syringe exchange and methadone maintenance	2012-07-31		.txt	text/plain	5305	207	42	Abstract Background China has launched methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and needle and syringe exchange programmes (NSEP) as part of the country's HIV prevention strategy amongst injection drug users. The State Council AIDS Working Committee, an interagency committee formed to streamline the government's AIDS policy, created an opportunity for a rare partnership between the Ministries of Health and Public Security and this resulted in experimentation with progressive strategies including needle and syringe exchange programmes (NSEP) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) (State Council, People's Republic of China, 2001 China, , 2006a . A key distinction is the international attention garnered by MMT in the form of publications, recognition from international drug policy groups-Director Zunyou Wu of the Chinese National Centre for AIDS/STD Control & Prevention (NCAIDS) was awarded the International Harm Reduction Association's Rolleston Award for significant contributions to the field (IHRD, 2008)-and study tours by health experts from Russia, Vietnam, and Malaysia (Malinowska-Sempruch & Bartlett, 2006) .	./cache/cord-297135-mg2qs3b6.txt	./txt/cord-297135-mg2qs3b6.txt