Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order
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Dorothy Waterhouse, program director for the syringe exchange program at the Clark County Health Department, opens a cabinet containing supplies used for the program Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Jeffersonville, Ind. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)A participant in the syringe exchange program stands in an exam room at the Clark County Health Department Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Jeffersonville, Ind. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)A participant in the syringe exchange program receives a blood draw during a visit at the Clark County Health Department Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Jeffersonville, Ind. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)Joshua Gay, a former participant in the Clark County Health Department's syringe exchange program who is now in recovery from substance use disorder, poses for a portrait in front of his church Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Austin, Ind. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)A sharps disposal bin to safely discard used syringes and lancets is installed in Austin, Ind., by the Scott County Health Department Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)
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Dorothy Waterhouse, program director for the syringe exchange program at the Clark County Health Department, opens a cabinet containing supplies used for the program Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Jeffersonville, Ind. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)