End the Needle Exchange Ban


	End the Needle Exchange Ban

tabsey

7-25-2009 10:34 AM

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tabsey says:

The program has been shown to assist. Works well, once people get used to seeing the receptacles.
Read a comment from a retired senior cop who was on the same line. The cost of tying cops up with minor drug users and the paperwork involved is a waste.

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