The distribution of 17.2 million free needles — 2.3 million of which remain uncollected — and the largest HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C outbreak in generations. If we’re measuring the success of the needle program by the number of needles handed out, then it’s going smashingly. In case you missed the news, Maine is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of HIV in the state’s history. Janet Mills, her policy guru Hannah Pingree, and all of the “harm reduction” cultists at DHHS and Maine CDC. And the policy designed to mitigate the spread of diseases related to intravenuous drug use, ie needle exchange programs, have incontestably failed.