- Fresno County Supervisors voted to end a lease for the free needle and drug pipe exchange in downtown Fresno.
- Supervisors Garry Bredefeld and Nathan Magsig said it encourages drug use rather than convincing users to quit.
- Dr. Lasher, who runs the program, says he wouldn’t have access to as many people without the needle exchange. More than 300 have taken on treatment.
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Fresno County Supervisors on Tuesday all agreed that the San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic in downtown Fresno helps many of those hardest to reach.
Where they differed was on the free needles and drug pipes given to patients, and thus the clinic’s lease was ended on a 3-2 vote…