ABRASION STATION #2

THE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED BED OF NEEDLE EXCHANGE RANGE OF PAIN

“Yee-HAW!” Welcome to the needle exchange range. Riding the white horse out here in frontier land is loads of “FREE-FOR-ALL!” fun, or is it? Look out on the horizon and what do you see? A government-sponsored pristine range of never-before-used hypodermic needles. Sounds like some kind of old-western heaven, right? But what you get is no friendly pine needle prickle in the sun, what you get is more painful that bed of nails, we’re talking about a whole range of pain. Like to shoot-up? Then lie down, “OUCH!” At this Drop Bass outpost the map point directions are clear: mosey on partner ‘cause you’re smarter and heading for better parts, you’re headed a piece of country called “free for all...”

by TJ Richter

© August 8, 2000 Theodore J. Richter