Bexar County awaits AG opinion on needle-exchange program | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Regional News
Ms. Reed has come under intense public fire since word of the Day bust – which started as a charge similar to a traffic ticket but was upgraded to a Class A misdemeanor by the [...]
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I wonder why this didn’t make the Express-News?
Bexar County approves needle exchange program - State & Local
San Antonio’s Bexar County will be the first county in Texas to have a needle exchange program. The pilot program, approved June 13, is designed to stop the spread of communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and [...]
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Needle program for drug users expected to die in Texas House | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Texas is the only state in the country that does not allow a needle-exchange program for drug users. The legislation would allow health departments to start needle programs.
“I have not been persuaded that the public health benefits outweigh the concerns [...]
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