In some places, the order is galvanizing support for syringe exchange programs, which decades of research show are extremely ...

Syringe exchange programs are struggling to stay open in some states. Some public health experts lament that these programs ...

Clark County Health Officer Dr. Eric Yazel says exchanges prevent people from sharing needles and spreading disease, ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For the past two weeks, parents have been urging local officials to reconsider the relocation of the syringe exchange program, which would be near three schools, out of consideration ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill criticized the state’s syringe exchange program during a recent podcast interview, arguing that the initiative fails to curb drug overdoses ...

Last week, Congress took an important step in the fight against HIV/AIDS with a historic vote on syringe exchange programs. On July 25, the House voted to remove the ban on providing federal funding ...

Evergreen Health Services’ syringe-exchange program has started in Jamestown. Kimberly Lombard, Evergreen Health Services senior director of grants management and quality, said the program stared in ...

KNOXVILLE — A new program in Knoxville aims to reduce the spread of disease and put a dent in the overdose epidemic. The Syringe Service Program allows drug users to exchange dirty syringes used to ...

Scott County, the center of a huge outbreak of HIV in 2015, plans to end a syringe-exchange program that was widely credited with curtailing the crisis. The county commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday ...

The increase in recreational drug use has led city officials to act on ensuring the proper disposal of syringes. Officials at Evergreen Health Services, located at 408 W. Fifth St., Jamestown, are ...

Recently, Duluth's Center for Alcohol & Drug Treatment agreed to host a syringe-exchange program sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health through the Rural AIDS Action Network. The purpose was ...