Concerns about disease being spread by dirty needles led to the legislation.

As a result, an experimental program would only increase the number of dirty needles.

Apparently the medical staff had been giving patients injections with dirty needles.

You don't know if any dirty needles have been stuck in those bottles.

The mother says it had something to do with "sharing dirty needles - at least, that's what they told me."

They don't care if they share used, dirty needles, so why should we?

"We find used condoms and dirty needles on our front lawns all the time," she said.

Last year, 20 percent of those infected got that way by using dirty needles.

"People who shoot up will use dirty needles if they can't find clean ones," she said.

But I also understand what is being created by dirty needles.