Syringe exchange struggles to keep up with demand

The state’s main syringe exchange can’t keep up with demand for clean needles among injection drug users.
The Alaska AIDS Assistance Association, or Four A’s, collects used syringes in its Anchorage office and gives out new supplies, primarily to people using heroin and other opioids. The idea is to reduce the spread of disease and direct people abusing drugs toward recovery options. But Development Director Petra Davis says starting next week, they’re scaling back hours.