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Petition Against the Application Submitted by the Harm Reduction Institute (HRI) to Operate a <br />Needle Distribution Program in Santa Ana <br />The California Department of Public Health's approval of a needle exchange program poses serious concerns regarding public health, safety, and <br />the well-being of our community. A needle distribution program that operated in Santa Ana from 2016 to 2018, resulted in 250,000 used <br />syringes being discarded in public areas frequented by children, including the Civic Center, library, senior center, neighborhoods, and businesses. <br />Presently, HRI plans to operate a needle distribution program in our community that would, on an annual basis, provide 300,000 syringes --while <br />only collecting 180,000. This means that 120,000 needles annually could be discarded in public areas. The operation of a needle distribution <br />program by HRI would seriously jeopardize the health, safety, and well-being of our youth, neighborhoods, and businesses. We cannot afford to <br />ignore the negative impacts that a needle exchange program will have on our community. Not accounting for 120,000 needles in our community <br />is unacceptable. <br />We, the undersigned residents of the flO;ie ' FLIrK. Neighborhood, are concerned residents who oppose the application submitted by the Harm <br />Reduction Institute (HRI) to operate a needle distribution program in Santa Ana. <br />Name <br />Signature <br />Address <br />Date <br />) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ll ` �-� 2 L( <br />