Harm reduction” programs have significantly impacted cities across the country, with synthetic drug deaths from substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine at historic highs.

Between 2016 and 2018, the Orange County Needle Exchange Program operated in Santa Ana before shutting down after city officials denied it a permit, saying the program had resulted in needles ...

The concept of needle exchanges ... We agree with Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, who represents Santa Ana. “I don’t want to speak ill of the program – I think it has merit ...