Wilmington has a needle exchange program to help heroin users
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — Crouched on the edge of Market Street, Mike Page is paying no attention to the cars zooming past over his left shoulder.
His eyes are locked on the face of the too-skinny woman in the camisole slumped against a telephone pole. She has a grocery bag filled with candy bars at her feet, which Page takes at a sign that she’s using drugs.
After a few minutes, Page returns to a mini-van waiting nearby. The girl doesn’t want overdose antidote naloxone or syringes, but she will take the condoms the group is offering.
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