• satori [she/her]@hexbear.netOP
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      actually

      A coalition spokesperson wasn’t sure about the needles Meeks referenced, but said the “opioid overdose kits that we regularly put in the pantries do include needles in them.”

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      i’ve worked at a more typical kind of library and we’ve handed out needles before. Some cities do it as initiatives to reduce needle sharing and curb HIV and hepatitis. I could believe some library boxes have needle kits.