New York City Council progressives mull plan to pay drug users for used needles
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The city council in New York City is considering paying drug users to turn in their needles after use as the number of used needles littering the streets surges.
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The legislation, if approved, would start as a one-year pilot program that would then be evaluated by the New York City Department of Health to determine whether it would become permanent.
The bill states that the program would "only be open to individuals" who use the city's overdose prevention centers (OPC) "for drug consumption."
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