Text Archives

These newspaper and magazine clippings demonstrate how the movement was captured and characterized. Some of these articles were shared with us by narrators and others were identified through searches, using names and places we learned about during our interviews.

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Stockton, Paysha. “A New Deal for Nira Rock: Park, Once Dire, Gets a Little Help.” Boston Sunday Globe (Boston), 19 Sep. 2004.

Obituary. “Rhoda G. Creamer, 55, Boston Health Official.” Boston Herald (Boston), 23 Aug. 2002.

Mulvihill, Maggie. “State set for needle exchange program.” Boston Herald (Boston), 21 Oct. 1993.

Bisbee, Dana. “Spike Lee is game for gala benefit.” Boston Herald (Boston), 22 Mar. 1998.

Clay, Rebecca A. “HIV Outreach Brings Clients to Treatment.” SAMHSA News, Winter 2000.

Erekson, Kristin. “As nurses' tag leaves building, two other caregivers honored.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 19 Sept. 2004.

Long, Tom. “Rhoda Creamer, 55, public health worker.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 24 Aug. 2002.

Barnicle, Mike. “Invisible, but no longer denied.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 10 Nov. 1991.

Murphy, Sean P. “State miffed at AIDS program delay Wants city to pass or act on needle exchange.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 7 Feb. 1994.

Witcher, Gregory. “Recovering addicts take to streets to combat AIDS among minorities.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 21 June 1987.

Kennedy, John H. “Man who gives out needles is acquitted.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 10 Jan. 1990.

Stockman, Farah. “Activist hits nerve with heroin drop-off at police station.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 4 June 2003.

Prothrow-Stith, Deborah B. “A winning drug-treatment plan.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 23 May 1989.

Murphy, Sean P. “4 AIDS activists provoke own arrests.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 23 Feb. 1994.

Knox, Richard A. “Pro and con, addicts react sharply.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 24 Feb. 1988.

Kirp, David L. “Needle Exchange Comes of Age.” The Nation, 8 Dec. 2010.

Goldberg, Carey. “Needle-Trading Programs Have Few Inroads in U.S.” The New York Times (New York City), 23 June 2001.

“A deadly ruling on clean needles” The Boston Globe (Boston), 1 Aug. 1993.

Young, Monica. “AIDS Action Committee honors 16 for their fight against the disease.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 31 Jan. 1993.

McGee, Patrick. “AIDS walk stirs memories, lifts spirits.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 6 June 1994.

Rosenberg, Steven. “Addicted to saving lives Ex-user supplies clean needles on the street.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 8 Jan. 2006.

Rosenberg, Steven. “Poised to provide needles; Program guidelines still being formulated.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 17 Sept. 2006.

“An AIDS campaign for black men.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 18 Feb. 1996.

“Off the cuff Q & A with George Kenney, drug abuse program director.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 30 Mar. 1994.

“Detoxifying drug policy.” The Boston Globe (Boston), 7 Feb. 1994.

Crimaldi, Laura. “Officials eye state dirty needle deal: Disposal plan in works.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 10 Feb. 2006.

Wedge, Dave. “Anti-overdose treatment program expanding after Hub success.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 30 Aug. 2012

Zaremba, John. “Increased use of medication signals spike in Hub drug ODs.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 11 Feb. 2014.

Lasalandra, Michael. “State to target high-risk groups as rate of HIV infection slows.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 26 June. 2002.

Hayward, Ed. “HIV record changes due: Confidential codes proposed for tracking.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 30 Jul. 1998.

Lasalandra, Michael. “Budget cuts could devastate model AIDS programs.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 11 Apr. 2002.

Cox, Christopher. “Deadly secrets: Hub group helps African immigrants with HIV-AIDS overcome bias, fear.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 30 Apr. 2002.

Lasalandra, Michael. “State AIDS bureau faces new challenge as director departs.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 1 Nov. 2003.

Crimaldi, Laura. “Senate OKs bill allowing sale of hypodermic needles without prescriptions.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 8 June. 2006.

Crimaldi, Laura. “A Need For Needles: Addicts flood state's four exchange programs.” The Boston Herald (Boston). 30 Apr. 2006.