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 5-2 vote, council approved an ordinance that effectively bans people ...

The idea of a moratorium on needle exchange and chemical dependency clinics was proposed as a way to help curb problem the ...

The program works to provide harm reduction, overdose prevention, HIV prevention and testing, and referral services to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Better Government Association joined ABC 7 Chicago Saturday morning to discuss another problem the COVID-19 pandemic is creating -- a shortage of new syringes from needle exchange ...

Indiana’s syringe exchange programs are poised to continue for another five years as both legislative chambers have now supported extending those efforts aimed at stemming the spread of disease among ...

A new needle exchange pilot program at the Sacramento Public Library is drawing backlash from some neighbors who say they are concerned about the safety of families and children.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- California has revoked its approval of a proposed needle-exchange program in Santa Ana, the latest development in an ongoing controversy over the plan. The program would ...

As Burlington contends with a worsening drug crisis, city councilors are looking for ways to address one of its most visible symptoms: syringe litter. Burlington city councilors on Monday unanimously ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- The California Department of Public Health has approved the mobile Orange County Needle Exchange program to operate in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Orange and Santa Ana. The program ...

Opioid overdose deaths in Orange County are rising sharply, with annual deaths nearly tripling in the four years ending in 2021. It is no coincidence that for much of that time, and again today, ...

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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The free needle exchange program in Downtown Fresno’s Fulton Street, which will allow the exchange of dirty drug paraphernalia, will start next month. The state-funded ...