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needle exchange

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noun

  1. a centre where drug users can exchange used hypodermic syringes for new ones

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Here, conservative Hancock County has built a comprehensive system focused on both treatment and recovery by adding housing, a needle exchange, outreach workers and a community center.

From Seattle Times

Until recently, the heart of the Syringe Services Program was a once-weekly needle exchange at the program’s building in Everett.

From Seattle Times

Rosa Johnson runs a needle exchange where she meets people who could face consequences should the stricter fentanyl bill pass.

From Seattle Times

Santa Monica city officials and residents are calling for an end to a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health weekly needle exchange program in Reed Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Gupta is still trailed by accusations that by condemning the Charleston needle exchange with the audit that he and his colleagues there issued in 2018, he had undermined the progress West Virginia had made in implementing harm reduction programs.

From New York Times