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Indiana Senate approves bill to extend syringe services programs
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Indiana Public Radio
The Indiana Senate voted 33-13 Tuesday on a bill that, if passed by the House, will extend syringe services programs through 2036.
But if we eliminate the law, we’re right back where we were in 2015.”Syringe services programs provide clean needles and dispose of used ones.
One of the state’s eight syringe programs is in Clark County.
They credited programming like syringe services programs, along with added treatment and shifting drug trends in contributing to that.
And he emphasized that the bill lets local bodies choose if they want to go after the programs.