Pueblo City Council banned needle exchange programs from operating in the city on May 13, but what’s been the fallout so far? In a 5-2 vote, council approved an ordinance that effectively bans people ...

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 ...

In 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis, signed the Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA). This law allows county commissioners the option to start syringe exchange programs in their jurisdictions. Syringe ...

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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Both city and county officials are speaking out after Fresno County recently approved a Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange program. But the plan is controversial, ...

DENVER — Under a 1997 city ordinance, needle exchange programs in Denver cannot be closer than 1,000 feet from schools and daycares. The ordinance also limits the city to opening no more than three ...

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 ...

A new needle exchange pilot program at the Sacramento Public Library is drawing backlash from some neighbors who say they are ...

Opioid overdose deaths in Orange County are rising sharply, with annual deaths nearly tripling in the four years ending in 2021. It is no coincidence that for much of that time, and again today, ...

Federal and local law enforcement arrested 18 people and seized drugs in a sweeping operation targeting an alleged open-air ...

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 ...