Could Texas Finally Get A Safe Needle Exchange Program?

Could Texas Finally Get A Safe Needle Exchange Program?

Take it from Dr. Bob Deuell, conservatives: safe syringe exchange programs are a good thing.He’s a former state senator, rural doctor and evangelical Christian who in 2007 and 2009 led the charge to legalize them.Safe syringe exchange programs, also known as needle exchange programs, allow injection drug users to trade used needles for clean ones. Deuell came from an era where the War on Drugs was still the modus operandi for both Democrats and …