As Burlington contends with a worsening drug crisis, city councilors are looking for ways to address one of its most visible symptoms: syringe litter. Burlington city councilors on Monday unanimously ...

The state legislature is taking the wrong course in its attempt to shut down funding for syringe exchange programs. Its success shows they work.

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A needle exchange program offers sterile needles to people who inject drugs. This harm reduction intervention has been effective at decreasing risk and improving the quality of life for those affected ...

PUEBLO — Can the City of Pueblo ban needle exchange programs? On Tuesday, a judge heard arguments from both sides on whether or not the city violated state law when Pueblo City Council members passed ...

Despite passionate opposition in the past to the needle distribution program at Christine Emerson Reed Park, Santa Monica’s representation during a community meeting held both in-person and over Zoom ...

LOWELL — Do syringe service programs, where persons who inject drugs can access sterile needles and syringes, belong near schools and parks and other areas that attract families and children? And does ...

Morgan Bryant found hope at a syringe exchange program in Indiana. She used to struggle with meth and heroin addiction but ...

The Yakima City Council worked through several lengthy discussions at its Tuesday meeting, learning more about the county’s needle exchange program, the gap in city finances and a proposal to vacate a ...

With the Salvation Army as her across-the-alley neighbors, Sharon Ore has dealt with her fair share of trouble caused by transients during her 33 years on North Jefferson Avenue. But there’s been a ...