Chicago organization helps prevent HIV with needle exchange

"If they want to attend a 12 step meeting, whatever they want. Any positive change is defined by each person for themselves.” Dan Bigg, CRA Founder. (Empriss Campbell/Medill)

By Empriss Campbell

The Chicago Recovery Alliance has been providing various items to people who suffer from drug addiction. The organization has a free needle exchange program at several outreach sites throughout the city. Medill’s Empriss Campbell talked with the founder of the organization about the HIV crisis in Scott County, Indiana and how the Chicago organization helped.

“Photo at top: “If they want to attend a 12 step meeting, whatever they want. Any positive change is defined by each person for themselves.” Dan Bigg, CRA Founder.(Empriss Campbell/Medill)”