Philly Needle Exchange Upsets Neighbors
November 8th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Discarded needles on city streets and vacant lots have neighbors of a Philadelphia needle-exchange program in an uproar, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Oct. 30.
The? Prevention Point program is the target of criticism from residents of the Kensington neighborhood, who blame weekly visits by a needle-exchange van to East Tuscalum Street for the dangerous debris. “The kids used to play football in the grass,” said resident Ellen Maenner. “They can’t anymore because of the needles. And you can’t see them all the time in the grass.”
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