The Research Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Reduce Deaths And Don't Increase Drug Use. So Why Are Many Of Them Closing?

1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/The Research Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Reduce Deaths And Don't Increase Drug Use. So Why Are Many Of Them Closing? - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="O9l3nVYBwm"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/the-research-is-clear-needle-exchanges-reduce-deaths-and-dont-increase-drug-use-so-why-are-many-of-them-closing/">The Research Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Reduce Deaths And Don’t Increase Drug Use. So Why Are Many Of Them Closing?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/the-research-is-clear-needle-exchanges-reduce-deaths-and-dont-increase-drug-use-so-why-are-many-of-them-closing/embed/#?secret=O9l3nVYBwm" width="600" height="338" title="“The Research Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Reduce Deaths And Don’t Increase Drug Use. So Why Are Many Of Them Closing?” — KFF Health News" data-secret="O9l3nVYBwm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Charleston, W.Va. is at the very heart of the opioid crisis, yet the city just shut down its needle exchange, which has been shown to save money and cut the spread of disease while not increasing drug use. Experts look at why such programs, which seem like no-brainers to many, struggle to gain public acceptance.