During the last few months, 89 new cases of HIV have been diagnosed in Austin, Indiana. Kevin Polly, who was diagnosed with HIV seven weeks ago, is one of them.

Even after getting diagnosed, Kevin Polly has no plans to quit injecting a drug called Opana. An opiate painkiller is commonly available on the streets for $100 a dose.

The day, CBS News spoke to Polly, he'd already done it three times, that too before two o'clock in the afternoon.

He said that the addiction of Opana is so strong, that even after knowing that sharing needles was risky, he still was willing for his fix. He added that the first priority for him was to feel better.

Austin is a place of high unemployment and low self-esteem, due to which many people combat the pain of everyday life by using Opana kind of drugs. Opana is stronger than Oxycontin and easier to shoot up.

But, the community has started facing huge HIV infection due to the sharing of dirty needles among users. Dr. William Cooke, one of Austin physicians said that there are many neighborhoods that are at the epicenter of the outbreak.

Cooke said, "All it takes is one person who is HIV positive, sharing needles. It spreads like wildfire in situations like that".

Austin has been facing so severe crisis that Gov. Mike Pence has lifted Indiana's ban on needle exchanges for 30 days. The move is taken so that the addicts can replace dirty syringes with clean ones.

While showing his new syringes from the needle exchange, Polly said that he has got 35 syringes, which he said was enough for him for a week. Dr. Cooke said the rest of the nation should take notice.