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Bill to Allow More Needle Exchange Sites in NJ Is Moving Through the Legislature

Needles are bundled in tens for Philadelphia's Prevention Point's exchange program.
Emma Lee
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WHYY
Needles are bundled in tens for Philadelphia's Prevention Point's exchange program.

A bill that would allow more needle exchange sites to open in the Garden State is moving forward in the Legislature. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports.

(Original air-date: 1/17/22)

Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.