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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...