Prisons should have needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution therapy (OST) and other preventive measures in place to prevent HIV transmission between inmates. These are the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ronnie Warn, 60, was given a naloxone kit by Harm Reduction Institute staff in front of a methadone clinic in Santa Ana. (Gary ...

Keith Lewis disposes of used syringes at a needle exchange run by Camden Area Health Education Center in Camden, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Similar exchanges have been run for years in Kansas City ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, speaks about syringe exchange legislation during an Indiana House session on Feb. 18, 2026. (Photo by ...