Many in the city are insisting the programs be moved indoors, while LA County has defended the program.
An open-air needle exchange in Santa Monica parks is coming under fire from residents and more.An open-air needle exchange program which distributes syringes, the overdose reversal drug Naloxone, fentanyl test strips and condoms is facing growing criticism in, where it operates in public spaces and parks intended for residents.
"I don’t think there’s one individual that’s trading a used needle," he said. Alle said he has spoken to recipients of the packages, who said they are often given two clean needles, one of which they use; the other they sell to obtain drugs that don’t need a syringe to be ingested like methamphetamine.
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