Support your local crackhead

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In a nondescript alley in the University District, users can pick up clean crack pipes, pipe filters and ascorbic acid for injecting crack. Heroin users can also pick up a drug that reverses a heroin overdose -- an apparent first for a city needle exchange.

"Our program is primarily an HIV prevention program," said Michael Hanrahan, manager of education and prevention services of the HIV/STD program with Public Health -- Seattle & King County. The agency, which runs four exchange programs, has watched the demand for clean needles surge from 1.8 million in 2006 to nearly 3.4 million last year.

Hanrahan said research has documented HIV transmission from dirty needles, but he wasn't aware of rigorous studies showing disease spread via crack sores.

"But it's certainly theoretically plausible," he said. Murphy estimated his program gives out two million needles a year and 10 pipes a day.

"We believe all drug users should have the right to not get diseases and have the ability to prevent diseases."

U District needle exchange gives out free crack pipes

Wow.

 

[strollingbones]

i understand needle exchange but free crack pipes?

 

[Article 15]

Anytime someone wants to set up a stand and give out free papers, glass pieces, and water bongs ...

 

[strollingbones]

have you seen the price of some of the glass? one pipe was nearly 700 bones