Part 1 of Essay
More than a million people in the United States inject drugs, at a cost to society (in health care, lost productivity, accidents, and crime) of more than fifty billion dollars a year. (Holland n.p.). According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 216,000 heroin addicts nationwide in 1996, the latest y ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... treatment.(Knox A1) Most needle exchange programs operate on the principle of "a one for one exchange" (Wren 2).The user receives one clean needle for every used needle he/she brings. The vast majority of needle exchange sites are storefronts, street exchanges by outreach workers, and scheduled mobile van stops at designated streets such as AHOPE (Addicts Health Opportunity and Exchange located in Boston). In addition to providing needles, the programs distribute alcohol swabs, medicative ointments, via ....