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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.

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