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 ...

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 ...

Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe service programs, which they say contribute to the recent rise in needle waste ...

Syringe service providers will be required to report syringe return rates to the state health department, and provide free ...

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 ...

A new Australian-first study from the Burnet Institute has found that every dollar invested in Australian prison needle and syringe programs could save more than two dollars in treatment costs for ...

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 ...

Advocates say the state-run program could have taken a significant burden off municipalities and community organizations.

A recently published study from Karolinska Institutet shows that mortality among people who inject drugs enrolled in the Stockholm needle and syringe program declined over a 10-year period, with 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 ...