Opioid Settlement Money Is Supposed to Expand Syringe Services. Pa.’s Drug Laws Stand in the Way.

BOLIVAR, Pa. — In the basement of a former Catholic church, in a tiny Westmoreland County town battling with a drug epidemic, Kim Botteicher risks arrest to help those who are addicted to opioids and other substances. (Photo: Kim Botteicher works in the basement of a Bolivar church. She provides syringe services as part of her charitable work. Photo credit: […]

 

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