With no opposition expressed, Madison County Commissioners are expected to extend the needle-exchange program for two years through 2027. On Tuesday, the commissioners voted to consider the extension ...
Restricting syringe service programs to a 1:1 exchange would be “detrimental” to public health, Maine CDC director says.
A Bronx council member wants to force the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that ...
If you’re going to give them the needles, you should be responsible for cleaning up after them,” a local mom told The Post.
A prominent syringe exchange program in Bangor is no longer allowed to serve the community after its license was revoked by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is causing a surge ...
Some needle exchange programs offer clean smoking pipes, testing strips and overdose reversal drugs. Sites also allow disposal of used needles so that they don’t end up being reused or dropped ...
New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz introduced legislation Thursday to require the city to deal with discarded needles ...
Update: On Tuesday evening, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced his veto of the needle exchange law expansion passed by the City Council. More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in ...
The sites provide illegal-drug users with clean needles and syringes to prevent ... “I can tell you that the in-person needle exchange program is a terrible neighbor,” she said at a December ...
DENVER, Colorado — Denver City Council passed an ordinance Monday that may increase accessibility to needle exchange services ... swap out dirty syringes with clean ones. The sponsors cited ...
Locals near a needle exchange site in a Bronx park are cheering ... If you’re going to give them the needles, you should be responsible for cleaning up after them. “Do you think when [the ...