AM Headlines — 3.6.12

Lynn Everson, needle exchange coordinator for the Spokane Regional Health District, oversees the exchange as a participant drops off two of his 200 syringes into a dispenser at the health building. The number of needle exchanges logged by the Spokane Regional Health District is unprecedented and affirms what doctors, counselors and police have been saying for several years: The stresses of job losses, deep service cuts by government and a ready supply of cheap drugs is taking a toll on the vulnerable. Story here. (SR photo by Dan Pelle)

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