In a matter of weeks my work place, The Harm Reduction Action Center, will become one of Denver's first syringe access programs.
Why do we want to give clean needles to junkies? Are we encouraging their behavior? Nope! We are encouraging them living healthier lifestyles even if it means still using drugs but shooting up with clean needles. Injection drug users are at enough risk already for violence and hatefulness from their communities, they don't want to have to worry about Hep C or HIV from a dirty needle.
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