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 ...

(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 ...

As the St. Albans City community continues to confront a severe substance use crisis, officials there have begun questioning whether state-sponsored needle exchange programs should be operating within ...

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, ...

Syringe services programs for people who use drugs saved the life of a young mother in Oklahoma City. Three years ago, this service wasn't legal in the state. Tamara Graham has been in recovery from ...

FARGO — City Commissioner Michelle Turnberg is proposing the city of Fargo immediately eliminate the needle exchange program operated by Fargo Cass Public Health. This program is one of many offered ...

Lawmakers heard testimony on Wednesday about the importance of needle exchange programs, which give people access to clean ...

A needle exchange program offers sterile needles to people who inject drugs. This harm reduction intervention has been effective at decreasing risk and improving the quality of life for those affected ...

Despite passionate opposition in the past to the needle distribution program at Christine Emerson Reed Park, Santa Monica’s representation during a community meeting held both in-person and over Zoom ...

SANTA CRUZ — A local community-based organization has submitted documents to launch a program aimed at drug-related harm reduction in Santa Cruz County, and time is running out for the public to ...

DENVER — Under a 1997 city ordinance, needle exchange programs in Denver cannot be closer than 1,000 feet from schools and daycares. The ordinance also limits the city to opening no more than three ...