It’s about preventing avoidable illness and death and improving public safety,” Monroe County Commissioner Jody Madeira said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dorothy Waterhouse, program director for the syringe exchange program at the Clark County Health Department, opens a cabinet ...

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

Syringe exchange programs not only help stop infectious diseases like hepatitis C from spreading through communities but also serve as essential hubs for people who use drugs, according to a new ...

Last week, Congress took an important step in the fight against HIV/AIDS with a historic vote on syringe exchange programs. On July 25, the House voted to remove the ban on providing federal funding ...

Syringe exchange has always been a tough political issue in Indiana. This year, lawmakers are proposing further restrictions ...

Evergreen Health Services’ syringe-exchange program has started in Jamestown. Kimberly Lombard, Evergreen Health Services senior director of grants management and quality, said the program stared in ...

Recently, Duluth's Center for Alcohol & Drug Treatment agreed to host a syringe-exchange program sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health through the Rural AIDS Action Network. The purpose was ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syringe exchange programs are struggling to stay open in some states. Some public health experts lament that these programs have ...