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Numbers. we've distributed a total of 4,337 needles, and 3,111 needles have been returned through the needle exchange program here in scott county. >> well i know that you have a lot of work ahead and we really appreciate you joining us to talk about this story. and, again, hopefully, lives will be saved through the education and the number of things that you and other doctors and medical personnel are doing there to help people. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. well still ahead, drought shaming. with the historic drought in california, some neighbors are using their cameras to...

By many conservatives, governor pence made a seemingly progressive move authorizing a needle exchange program in rural indiana. an issue that's more often championed by democrats. >> i do not support needle exchanges antidrug policy but this is a public health emergency. >> it's an effort to halt the hiv outbreak that's plaguing southeastern indiana. according to the governor, the area typically sees five new cases of the virus each year but officials report that since december, as many as 81 people have been diagnosed with hiv and all of those cases have been linked to iv drug use. the drug o...

Exchange program to operate for 30 days. is that long enough to slow what he calls a public health emergency. i want to dig into this with beth meyerson assistant professor of health policy and management. when the governor announced this needle exchange program, you actually tweeted 30-day needle exchange without real public health systems resources is irresponsible. looks like political expediency trumps public health once again. so you think this was just a political move in this moment? >> i wish it were not, melissa, but afraid it is because the announcement occurred -- actually the legis...

That's not vapor. >> good point. >> like banning alcohol-free beer. >> alcoholics who like the taste of a beer and don't want the alcohol because they are alcoholics and they drink that instead, but they are not sure what's in it so they will ban it. >> it's just reckless, you know. i don't care about your mother or father or whoever in your family, your aunt your uncle because here's a chance for them to repair their lungs, for them to chance the course in the life span that they might be having here and they are saying, no, we're going to ban t.ridiculous. >> in case any of you get influence...

That's not vapor. >> good point. >> like banning alcohol-free beer. >> alcoholics who like the taste of a beer and don't want the alcohol because they are alcoholics and they drink that instead, but they are not sure what's in it so they will ban it. >> it's just reckless, you know. i don't care about your mother or father or whoever in your family, your aunt your uncle because here's a chance for them to repair their lungs, for them to chance the course in the life span that they might be having here and they are saying, no, we're going to ban t.ridiculous. >> in case any of you get influence...