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

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 Pueblo City Council debates whether to ban syringe access ... access programs — also known as syringe service or needle exchange programs — play a pivotal role in reducing overdoses and ...

A new bill would limit needle and syringe exchange programs in Maine to one new needle for every used one brought in.

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 ...

It’s not just her imagination. Over the last year, a needle exchange program and a facility serving homeless individuals opened in the area, bringing an influx of people and, according to Ore ...

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

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 ...