Everything but the needles
Jon explains the non-point source practices used to reduce the spread of injection-related harm in a city where needle exchange is illegal.

Why the deaf ear?
Herschelle discusses the possible reasons why a majority of Springfield's city councilors continuously block the implementation of a state-supported needle exchange.

Are the city councilors afraid of being re-elected?
Herschelle talks about the relationship between needle exchange, the city council and their respective constituencies.

Is politics and the cultural stigma of drug use getting in the way of saving lives?
Jon discusses the how Springfield's at-large voting system combined with the moral politics of the drug war ends up determining health policy in Springfield and not the evidence-based research.

Are city councilors also health experts?
Jon explains how morality and the cultural stigma surrounding injection drug is actually what determine health policy in Springfield.

What we have is a zip code health policy...
Herschelle explains the problems of administering a comprehensive, statewide, injection-related AIDS prevention program through local approval.

An at-large voting system leads to a lack of representation...
Herschelle argues that the at-large voting system does not represent the needs of all the city wards.