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Yet, such programs do not have unanimous support. Many Republicans, some Democrats, and many in the law enforcement and drug control communities have opposed them as an implicit endorsement of injectable drugs. Even Mike Pence, the Republican governor who approved Indiana’s first program, said at the time that he did so only because of the public health emergency in Scott County. Opponents argue that the emphasis should be on treatment for drug abuse rather than danger reduction. Federal law pro