2. The research method used in this article was that of a survey research. The research was done before and after the Windham needle-exchange was extinguished. From March 1994 through February of 1997, 330 initial and 173 follow up wish assessment interviews were conducted of Windham IDUs. After Eleven months 111 "Post- Closure initial" interviews and 78 three month "Post-Closure follow-up" interviews. Also periodic surveys of public outdoors areas where syri

5. Positive aspects of the research methodology used in this article was that it allowed the authors to assess the needle-exchanges closure on the larger community along with any significant changes in: IDUs' use of the various outdoor areas in Windham; the volume of discarded syringes and related paraphernalia around the town; and the characteristics of, and seasonal variations in the towns outdoor injection scene. A negative aspect of al types of survey research is survey bias. Survey bias is when the person surveying arranges the survey to manipulate the answer. Also if the survey is not random then the result have a high possibility of being false. Neither was it made clear in the article if the survey was random or that it was bias free.

Although the needle-exchange program tried its best to do good things for the community there were many problems with the programs that eventually snowballed creating further speculation as to whether the program was safe and functioned properly. There was a confusion over how many of the syringes were to be returned, the programs said 88 percent while the state claimed 100 percent, causing a question as to where the power was in the program, in the state or in the program. It was found later that the local law enforcement, having such a negative view for drug addicts, prevented them from returning their needles. Many of the workers in the program seemed defiant in attitude because they felt separated by from the state in some respects, and these attitudes set a sour feeling in the community. Also large obnoxious signs were being placed around town in order to deter children from picking up used needles, the town people saw this as creating a poor perception of the town.

the story of the child stabbing herself with the needle had not been published. I also would have helped if the needle-exchang

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