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 ...

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As Burlington contends with a worsening drug crisis, city councilors are looking for ways to address one of its most visible symptoms: syringe litter. Burlington city councilors on Monday unanimously ...

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 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Allen County Board of Commissioners has voted in favor of a needle exchange program in the county. The Fort Wayne – Allen County Department of Health’s plan is intended to ...

A needle exchange program offers sterile needles to people who inject drugs. This harm reduction intervention has been effective at decreasing risk and improving the quality of life for those affected ...

As the St. Albans City community continues to confront a severe substance use crisis, officials there have begun questioning whether state-sponsored needle exchange programs should be operating within ...

Pueblo City Council’s decision earlier this week to ban syringe distribution to injection-drug users in its city limits prompted an El Paso County commissioner to check into the issue. What ...

Despite passionate opposition in the past to the needle distribution program at Christine Emerson Reed Park, Santa Monica’s representation during a community meeting held both in-person and over Zoom ...

With the Salvation Army as her across-the-alley neighbors, Sharon Ore has dealt with her fair share of trouble caused by transients during her 33 years on North Jefferson Avenue. But there’s been a ...

The Yakima City Council worked through several lengthy discussions at its Tuesday meeting, learning more about the county’s needle exchange program, the gap in city finances and a proposal to vacate a ...