California communities are banning syringe programs. Now the state is fighting back in court
Briefly

Pence was far from enthusiastic about launching the program in Scott County, but after it rolled out in 2015, the percentage of injection drug users there who said they shared needles dropped from 74% to 22%.
El Dorado is among a growing number of California communities that have banned syringe programs, testing the state's power and political will to defend them as a public health strategy.
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