Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pueblo City Council banned needle exchange programs from operating in the city on May 13, but what’s been the fallout so far? In a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Pueblo City Council debates whether to ban syringe access programs in the city, the agencies that operate them in Pueblo are ...

Auburn residents spoke out Monday against their city passing a needle exchange program.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - This week, Missouri lawmakers discussed a controversial policy aimed at reducing the spread of disease and helping people get free from addiction. Needle exchange programs ...

A needle exchange program offers sterile needles to people who inject drugs. This harm reduction intervention has been effective at decreasing risk and improving the quality of life for those affected ...

It can seem counterintuitive to provide clean syringes to individuals who inject drugs. After all, why make it easier to consume illicit substances that are increasingly resulting in overdoses? In the ...

Lewiston residents, who say they're tired of picking up used needles in their city, are taking action to cut down on the ...

In 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis, signed the Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA). This law allows county commissioners the option to start syringe exchange programs in their jurisdictions. Syringe ...

PUEBLO — Can the City of Pueblo ban needle exchange programs? On Tuesday, a judge heard arguments from both sides on whether or not the city violated state law when Pueblo City Council members passed ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua has serious concerns about the California Department of Public Health's decision to approve an application to provide syringe delivery and ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...