On the other side, Fort Wayne Police Department Capt. Kevin Hunter spoke in favor of the syringe exchange. Wayne County's program was the fifth in the state when it began. It was implemented to slow the spread of hepatitis C in the county. The syringe exchange program maintains regular hours of noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the health department, 100 S. Fifth St. It also has utilized the department's new mobile unit 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Phillips Drugs location at 1390 National Road W. and 3-5 p.m. Thursdays at the Phillips Drugs at 1626 E. Main St. The exchange is part of the health department's harm reduction program, according to its website. In addition to receiving clean needles, participants receive wound care and safe injection supplies and are trained in safe injections.