Several supervisors said similar programs in the county led to the littering of thousands of needles in parks, schools and neighborhoods.
The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase of littering in the city.
Foley also noted how there were "tens of thousands of needles that were being left in the parks, community, on sidewalks and preventing the use of playgrounds." "We faced a lot of criticism about discriminating against people and all that when we filed the lawsuit," Do said. "But there's one simple way to hold people accountable. If they're going to take on the initiative to hand out free needles then put their company's name on it. Put their nonprofit's name on it. It's easy, it's not that hard... But they don't want to be held accountable.
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