While the county says the program saves lives and protects public health, the Santa Monica Coalition says handing out needles in three of the city's public parks attracts drug users and is a safety issue as needles are discarded throughout the parks.
Santa Monica community advocates gathered at Reed Park Tuesday morning to protest the Los Angeles County needle distribution program.While the county says the program saves lives and protects public health, the Santa Monica Coalition says handing out needles in three of the city's public parks attracts drug users to the parks and is a safety issue as needles are discarded throughout the parks.
' Last Tuesday, Brock said the council majority voted once again to demand that the county health department cease the needle distribution program outside at the parks.The mayor suggested the program be conducted indoors, where other help can be provided as well.
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