Maine lawmakers are considering a new bill that would limit the number of syringes given for each one returned at needle exchanges across the state. A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing ...

As some officials call for limitations on needle exchange programs, advocates say changes would harm public health.

A legislative committee will consider a bill that would limit needle and syringe exchange programs to one new needle or syringe for every used one brought in. But advocates say the proposal is a step ...

They said that a needle exchange program is incompatible with surrounding uses and the redevelopment of the city center. They also raised concerns that a needle exchange could lead to the ...

Palak Raval-Nelson began her career with the City of Philadelphia as a health inspector. She’s now the city’s Health ...

Overdose prevention centers can save the lives and improve the health and well-being of CT people addicted to drugs – ...

House Bill 2012,which would extend the operations of state harm-reduction programs through July 1, 2027, was passed by the ...

We are neither stunned nor surprised that members of a new West Virginia legislative committee, chaired by Sen. Brian Helton, R-Fayette, want to order up yet another study, this one a year-long look ...

Nine individuals in Kerala's Malappuram district have tested HIV positive due to sharing syringes, highlighting the urgent ...

The center will offer a syringe exchange program in which drug users can turn in a used needle for a clean one, part of harm reduction efforts meant to reduce the transmission of infectious ...

Harm reduction services such as needle exchange programs and rapid sexually transmitted infection testing are set to expire ...

It’s all part of the city’s new needle buyback program. Since it launched on Jan. 14, city data show that 58% more needles have been returned to the exchange program than in the six weeks ...