Mayor Mike Johnston had only vetoed one bill during his time in office until Tuesday, when he said an ordinance removing certain restrictions for needle exchange sites was the "wrong solution." ...

The concept of needle exchanges ... Of course, every such program needs to be evaluated for its effectiveness. Instead of trying to make a proposed exchange service work effectively, Santa Ana ...

Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC After Santa Ana officials battled a needle exchange program from setting up shop within city limits again, the local substance abuse clinic has rescinded its ...

A substance use disorder recovery resource center in downtown Rockford is seeking a special use permit to distribute what it calls "safer use supplies," including clean syringes used for injecting ...

The most prominent public health initiative has been needle exchange programs, also known as syringe exchange programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains that these programs ...

New research suggests that every dollar spent in Prison Needle Exchange Programs (PNEPs) in Canadian federal prisons will save $2 in infection treatment costs, making the case for further investment ...