Data from Access Point Pueblo ... say syringe access programs — also known as syringe service or needle exchange programs — play a pivotal role in reducing overdoses and decreasing the ...

However, all of the programs for which we were able to obtain the necessary data (see inclusion criteria above) were needle and syringe exchange programs. The primary outcomes of interest in this ...

With no opposition expressed, Madison County Commissioners are expected to extend the needle-exchange program for two years through 2027. On Tuesday, the commissioners voted to consider the extension ...

Needle-exchange programs, like those in San Francisco, can help reduce HIV infections and drug overdoses, WSJ's Bobby White reports. But while federal funding for such programs has grown in recent ...

But syringe exchange programs became an easy target for politicians ... that called for a one-to-one exchange of a contaminated needle for a clean one. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Supporters say the expansion could help blunt rising overdoses in Denver, pointing to data that show drug users who visit needle exchange programs are much more likely to seek treatment than those ...

Supporters of the policy, including some of the council’s most progressive members, pointed to data showing that drug users who visit needle exchange programs are much more likely to seek treatm ...

Nearly 600 people have died of an overdose in Denver, according to preliminary data from 2023. Close to 400 of those were from fentanyl. Proponents of expanding Denver’s needle exchange program ...

The sponsors cited a city report detailing Denver syringe access program needs based on data from 2023 ... city ordinance related to qualified needle exchange and treatment referral programs ...