A women’s health care provider’s aim to begin a needle exchange program was shot down by council members on Tuesday night.
After lengthy debate from both sides of the issue, the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia’s proposal to Charleston City Council was voted down 17-9.
Yes, the Kanawha-Charleston syringe program had problems, but we had an 1800% increase in HIV after it closed. The facts are clear — 30 years of research show that these programs work.
Dr. Frank Annie, Charleston City Councilor