Pueblo City Council’s decision earlier this week to ban syringe distribution to injection-drug users in its city limits prompted an El Paso County commissioner to check into the issue. What ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Much of Charleston City Council’s time Monday evening was spent discussing a proposal from the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia on a needle exchange program to be located at ...

GRAND FORKS – The City Council might once again consider the issue of public syringe disposal after the Grand Forks County Commission on Jan. 16 voted to ask the city to do away with the program. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Update: The Denver City Council passed the proposal loosening needle exchange rules Monday night on an 8-5 vote. Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed it Tuesday ...

Do needle exchange programs promote safety and better public health by ensuring that drug users – who probably will be using those drugs anyway – at least are using clean syringes while they’re doing ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most common but frustrating political trends involves legislators who pass sweeping laws in response to some troubling incident in the news — a reactive approach that places emotion over ...

Syringes are probably among the top three concerns that I hear from the business community,” the CEO of the local chamber of ...