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Ayanna Pressley: Opponents of syringe service programs have argued that these approaches fuel drug use rather than reduce the risk of…

On the recordJune 18, 2019
Opponents of syringe service programs have argued that these approaches fuel drug use rather than reduce the risk of disease.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley addresses criticisms against syringe service programs in addiction treatment.

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