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PORTO, PORTUGAL â June 3, 2023:
Tourist walk the Rua das flores pedestrian street in the city center of Porto, Portugal on Saturday, June 3, 2023. On the daily the SAOM street team walk the paths and areas used by drug consumers to remove used syringes to reduce injury and the spread of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis. Many of these drug use areas are near heavy tourist foot traffic. The team also delivers water, a methadone cocktail, medication and supplies that includes: two syringes, drug paraphernalia, a condom, citric acid, distilled water and sanitation wipes to drug users with the goal of minimizing risk, providing support, and developing a path to social reintegration.
(Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)