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

A little over 10 years ago, Scott County experienced the largest outbreak of HIV in rural America. Out of the almost 200 ...

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 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Allen County Board of Commissioners has voted in favor of a needle exchange program in the county. The Fort Wayne – Allen County Department of Health’s plan is intended to ...

Local officials are considering whether to seek approval for a needle-exchange program in a southern Indiana county neighboring the one at the center of HIV outbreak among intravenous drug users. The ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It’s a growing problem here at home and across the country: heroin. This month, the CDC released new recommendations to address the problem. These include having more clean ...

On the last day of 2025, a federal court ruled that Gather Church could resume the operation of its mobile needle exchange ...

A needle exchange program is no longer being proposed in Santa Ana after the Harm Reduction Institute pulled its application with the state to provide the service. This comes after a years’ long ...

Sep. 13—Portland leaders are weighing how best to address increasing reports of discarded needles along city streets and parks, with the proposals ranging from reducing the number of clean needles ...

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 ...