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San Francisco Chronicle - April 16, 2005
Suzanne Herel, sherel@sfchronicle.com
"There's been an increase in concerns by neighbors in my district that they're finding needle debris," said Mirkarimi, who represents District 5, which includes the Haight and Western Addition neighborhoods.
The hearing, to be held in coming weeks before a committee of the Board of Supervisors, would explore the cost of providing the needles -- which retract after a single use and are pricier than traditional syringes -- compared with the potential safety benefits.
On Tuesday, a law went into effect in San Francisco allowing pharmacies to sell as many as 10 hypodermic needles at a time to adults without a prescription in an effort to slow the spread of HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users.
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