NYC workers may be forced to clean up drug needles next to syringe ‘exchange’ spots thanks to new bill
A Bronx council member wants to force the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that ...
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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 ...
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NYC lawmaker wants city to clean up used drug needles near exchange sites, report says
New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz introduced legislation Thursday to require the city to deal with discarded needles ...
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Denver law would allow unlimited needle exchange sites — including outside schools and daycares
Unless one of your relatives who’s on the edge happens to get a clean needle and stays ... data showing that drug users who visit needle exchange programs are more likely to seek treatment ...
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Locals near NYC needle-exchange site cheer plan to force city to collect used syringes: ‘You clean it up’
Locals near a needle-exchange site in a Bronx park are cheering ... “You give them needles, you create the mess, you clean it up. “I don’t like that they are giving them needles in a park ...
‘They’re everywhere’: Boston losing fight against spread of used drug needles
The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.
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NYC lawmaker wants city to clean up used drug needles near exchange sites, report says
Needle exchange sites offer clean needles to drug users ... “Needle exchange programs can be life-saving, but we must ensure these programs are implemented responsibly,” Feliz told the ...