Rockford committee rejects needle exchange program in downtown
After months of delay Rockford is poised to reject a substance abuse resource center's request to operate a needle exchange ...
Portland reports significant success in needle buyback program
The pilot program, though only 8 weeks old, has resulted in more used needles being returned to the city's health department ...
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Should Denver allow more needle exchange programs? Some council members — and the mayor — aren’t sure.
Some needle exchange programs offer clean smoking pipes, testing strips and overdose reversal drugs. Sites also allow disposal of used needles so that they don’t end up being reused or dropped ...
Volunteers clear more than 19,000 needles from Sacramento waterways over last 2 years
A local volunteer group is sounding the alarm about some of the litter they're finding washing up along creeks and rivers in ...
Volunteer group finds more than 19,000 needles while picking up trash around Sacramento waterways
The group's co-founders believe the problem stems from needle exchange programs that are giving away needles instead of ...
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Needle exchange in Portland school zone relocates
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - For months, FOX 12 Investigates has followed the concerns of neighbors facing a problem they say defies common sense: The distribution of needles and pipes in a northwest ...
Pueblo harm reduction program reports vast improvement in needle exchange rates
Syringe access programs, commonly referred to as "needle exchanges," supply clean syringes to drug users and other individuals to prevent overdose and the spread of bloodborne illnesses such as HIV.
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Augusta daytime shelter, needle exchange concerns addressed
Maine Recovery Access Project's Access Center is expected to open at 53 Water St., in the north end of the city's downtown, ...
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Pueblo harm reduction program reports vast improvement in needle exchange rates
Syringe access programs, commonly referred to as "needle exchanges," supply clean syringes to drug users and other individuals to prevent overdose and the spread of bloodborne illnesses such as HIV.