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b. Orange County Health Department staff will refer to Administrative Policy V.8.0 "Dealing with a Potentially Dangerous Client or Family Interactions" if any client becomes emotionally labile and angry. Evaluation Evaluation of the SSI should include both process /output measures and outcome /impact measures. Measures of the process and outputs, such as the number of syringes dispensed and number of clients dispensed to, will be relatively simple. These measures will require pharmacy tracking logs much like ones already in place for other medications and naloxone. Process indicators • Number of hours open per week for syringe provision • Number of OCHD staff assessing client need for syringes and referring to SSI • Number of OCHD staff reporting support of SSI • Number of stakeholders reporting support of SSI Output indicators • Number of participant contacts • Number of syringes distributed • Estimated number of syringes returned for disposal Applicable State and Local Rules/Regulations on Syringe Provision in NC The state of North Carolina is one of 41 states that do not require a prescription for the retail sale of syringes2. The applicable state law governing the knowing use, possession, or delivery of syringes for illegal drug use in North Carolina is the North Carolina Drug Paraphernalia Act (1981, c. 500, s. 1.) GS § 90- 113.22. § 90- 113.22. Possession of drug paraphernalia. a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, package, repackage, store, contain, or conceal a controlled substance other than marijuana which it would be unlawful to possess, or to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the body a controlled substance other than marijuana which it would be unlawful to possess. b) Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. c) Prior to searching a person, a person's premises, or a person's vehicle, an officer may ask the person whether the person is in possession of a hypodermic needle or other sharp object that may cut or puncture the officer or whether such a hypodermic needle or other sharp object is on the premises or in the vehicle to be searched. If there is a hypodermic needle or other sharp object on the person, on the person's premises, or in the person's vehicle and the person alerts the officer of that fact prior to the search, the person shall not be charged with or prosecuted for possession of drug paraphernalia for the needle or z Law Atlas, accessed August 2015