But needle exchange programs do more than give people clean needles.

"What struck me most of all was that they were not simply needle exchange programs," he said.

The size and starting date of the needle exchange program have yet to be determined.

Use a needle exchange program if one is available.

One woman who was leaving said a needle exchange program was a good idea.

"But there will never be a needle exchange program here," he pledged.

The needle exchange program isn't going to be available at that time - and certainly not in the shooting galleries.

The nation's capital is the only city in the country barred by federal law from using local tax money to finance needle exchange programs.

So I think it's difficult for people in the community to look upon a needle exchange program as a positive type of treatment.

Of the state's 250,000 drug users, 40,000 are now in needle exchange programs.

But needle exchange programs do more than give people clean needles.

"What struck me most of all was that they were not simply needle exchange programs," he said.

The size and starting date of the needle exchange program have yet to be determined.

Use a needle exchange program if one is available.

One woman who was leaving said a needle exchange program was a good idea.

"But there will never be a needle exchange program here," he pledged.

The needle exchange program isn't going to be available at that time - and certainly not in the shooting galleries.

The nation's capital is the only city in the country barred by federal law from using local tax money to finance needle exchange programs.

So I think it's difficult for people in the community to look upon a needle exchange program as a positive type of treatment.

Of the state's 250,000 drug users, 40,000 are now in needle exchange programs.