Posted on 01/25/2014 4:20:48 PM PST by Libloather
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) Brows were raised and eyes rolled back when needle exchange programs were first implemented to stop the spread of disease. Giving away free and clean syringes to heroin users seemed preposterous to many. Now it is a common practice and almost universally accepted as a means to prevent the spread of HIV. Could the same happen with free crack pipes?
Soon after our story was posted Friday, KPIX 5 received a flurry of phone calls and emails from city officials denouncing the idea to distribute the crack pipes.
Mayor Ed Lee was first with a statement, via an email from his spokesperson, Christine Falvey: Mayor Lee is not aware of this exploration and is not supportive. There are many other HIV interventions that could and should be explored before ever considering this.
(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...
Why not free lighters and free crack to go along with those crack pipes?
How about free health insurance?
“How about free health insurance?”
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I see no problem with free health INSURANCE. Give all the crack smokers a free policy that will pay them fifty cents when they lose their health. Just don’t give them any free health CARE which is another thing entirely. A lot of people are about to learn the difference between health care and health insurance if they don’t already understand it.
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