Citywide conversation about drug use amid concerns over discarded needles

Safety concerns about drug use in Boston have expanded far beyond the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, with pressure mounting for city hall to further address the issue.

The renewed conversation about the drug use problem in the city’s neighborhoods comes after a four-year-old boy was pricked by a discarded needle at popular Moakley Park in South Boston.

He was attending a family birthday when the incident happened. He has been taking medication ever since to protect against contacting HIV…

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