, which is free and confidential. Under that program, users can bring in used needles and receive clean ones at twice-monthly exchanges.
Chaudhry, who grew up in Palmer, only served on the council for a few months in 2019. During that short time, he and others began looking into possible solutions, including a safe option for users to dispose of needles.Chaudhry worked with a policy director in Portland, Oregon, who had implemented what seemed like a successful initiative in her city: a mailbox-like disposal box where people could safely get rid of used syringes.
The mailbox-like disposal site was finally was installed this month, from donated scrap metal welded together.
Yeah I’m sure the tweaker still wearing the pants he pissed in last week is going to bother with using the needle box.
Newsflash. Junkies don’t care and will continue to drop them wherever they please.
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