Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iris Sidikman, harm reduction program coordinator for Women's Health Center of West Virginia, speaks during a public hearing July ...

In March 2024, Oregon quashed its efforts to decriminalize illicit drugs, which would have been the first of such laws in the nation, but the debate on how to curb the growing drug overdose epidemic ...

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

In 2015, a rural HIV outbreak in Indiana exploded into national headlines. More than 230 people in Scott County, primarily in the small town of Austin, were diagnosed with HIV, making it the largest ...

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 ...

Indiana has a had a syringe exchange law on the books since 2015. Indiana Code 16-41-7.5 allows for the creation of syringe programs in the state. With the creation of these syringe programs, there ...

Alan Witchey, president and chief executive officer of Damien Center speaks in support of Senate Bill 91 on Wednesday. Photo by Arianna Hunt, TheStatehouseFile.com. A little over 10 years ago, Scott ...

Syringe exchange has always been a tough political issue in Indiana. This year, lawmakers are proposing further restrictions on the state's program.