Syringe boxes in Scott County
Scott County's Syringe Service Program (SSP) was created in 2015 and provides people who inject drugs a safe place to get rid of used syringes. (WDRB photo)
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The Syringe Service Program was created in 2015 in response to the HIV outbreak.
Others like County Commissioner Mike Jones worry the program could be enabling drug abuse to persist in Scott County.
Advocates for the program who attended Wednesday's meeting voiced concerns that the vote was taken without having an alternative for recovery care in place.
