drug recovery

Every Sunday Terrence Johnson walks down an inconspicuous Uptown street looking for the boxy silver Chicago Recovery Alliance van that operates a needle exchange program. He lives in a shelter just up the street with his wife and daughter who accompany him on his search. He needs half-cc needles on a weekly basis, but not for any addiction. He is an unemployed and homeless diabetic who can't afford needles from a hospital or local pharmacy.