Needle-sharing programs, also referred to as needle exchange or syringe services programs, are integral to public health efforts. These initiatives supply clean needles and syringes to individuals who ...

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

To the editor — As primary care and addiction medicine physicians, we are deeply concerned about the Yakima City Council discussion that could decrease access to syringe service programs (SSPs). SSPs ...

AIDS was the leading cause of death in young men in the U.S. when Prevention Point Philadelphia started in 1992. Nearly 33,600 Americans died from HIV infection that year, and about one-third of all ...

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the ...

Experts say the spike in overdoses and diseases related to sharing needles means it’s time to revoke a longtime ban restricting federal funds for syringe exchanges. But lawmakers in both parties ...

Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe ...

Ronnie Warn was bewildered when he spotted the sign on the door of the Santa Ana office where he routinely brings used needles and picks up clean ones. The Harm Reduction Institute was closed, it said ...

Users of injection drugs exchange hundreds of used hypodermic needles for new ones through the San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange in this Fresno Bee file photo. The California ...

PUEBLO, Colo. — City officials in Pueblo met on Monday to discuss an ordinance that would prohibit the exchange of syringes in Pueblo's city limits. After deliberating through the night, the majority ...