CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Better Government Association joined ABC 7 Chicago Saturday morning to discuss another problem the COVID-19 pandemic is creating -- a shortage of new syringes from needle exchange ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People using Indiana's needle exchange program will have to prove they live in the county providing the service as part of new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, speaks about syringe exchange legislation during an Indiana House session on Feb. 18, 2026. (Photo by ...

A discarded needle is seen March 27 in an alleyway in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Staff Photographer) More than half a dozen residents spoke out Monday against allowing a syringe exchange program to ...

Rochester's Codes and Ordinances Committee is drafting a new ordinance to regulate syringe services programs. The proposed rules include location restrictions, the elimination of mobile services, and ...

In 2023, Morgan Bryant went to her first syringe exchange. Back then, the 44-year-old eastsider was still using meth and heroin. She wanted to stop sharing needles and get treatment for hepatitis C, a ...

A needle exchange program in Sanford, Maine, is pausing operations for one year due to public health and safety concerns. The agreement is a compromise between the city, the nonprofit Maine Access ...

INDIANAPOLIS — People using Indiana's needle exchange program will have to prove they live in the county providing the service as part of new legislation passed by the General Assembly. Previously, ...

Indiana’s syringe exchange programs are poised to continue for another five years as both legislative chambers have now supported extending those efforts aimed at stemming the spread of disease among ...