Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurora Conley (left) and Philomena Kebec (right) founded Gwayakobimaadiziwin Bad River Needle Exchange, one of the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Access Point Pueblo saw a syringe return rate of nearly 69% in January, according to a Feb. 18 presentation at a Pueblo City ...

Giving addicts syringes to shoot up was never a popular idea. It still isn’t. Despite medical authorities’ confident assertions that such programs dramatically cut down on disease transmission, ...

LOWELL — Do syringe service programs, where persons who inject drugs can access sterile needles and syringes, belong near schools and parks and other areas that attract families and children? And does ...

Rochester's Codes and Ordinances Committee is drafting a new ordinance to regulate syringe services programs. The proposed rules include location restrictions, the elimination of mobile services, and ...

(The Center Square) – West Virginia State senators have introduced two bills targeting harm reduction in the state. The proposed legislation would make on-site methadone treatment programs illegal as ...

A discarded needle is seen March 27 in an alleyway in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Staff Photographer) More than half a dozen residents spoke out Monday against allowing a syringe exchange program to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Update: The Denver City Council passed the proposal loosening needle exchange rules Monday night on an 8-5 vote. Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed it Tuesday ...

Years ago, San Francisco made a commitment to reducing harms for residents who take drugs. In 1996, the Board of Supervisors committed to a policy of treatment on demand (TOD) to ensure that San ...

(MIRROR INDY) — Lawmakers will require people to show IDs to use Indiana’s needle exchange programs under legislation heading to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk. Senate Bill 91 also extends the program for ...

Samson Tafolo, left, and Crushow Herring, in knit hat, distribute harm reduction supplies from the Sidewalk Project on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on March 26, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles ...

Access Point Pueblo saw a syringe return rate of nearly 69% in January, according to a Feb. 18 presentation at a Pueblo City Council work session. A nearly 38% improvement from an August and September ...