A needle exchange program for intravenous drug users in Holyoke, one of just five in all of Massachusetts, continues to operate.
A state judge ruled this week that the program, begun in July 2012 by Tapestry Health, was improperly established. An appeal is planned.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill visited the location of the needle exchange program this week and spoke with Timothy Purington, director of Harm Reduction Services at Tapestry Health.
