Two major themes are taking shape as Utah state leaders discuss changes they’d like to see in Utah’s homeless and criminal ...

A needle exchange program is endorsed by the World Health Organization, but is not used in many prison systems. Canada has needle exchange programs in some of their prisons. This study published ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes council bill removing needle exchange program cap and distance requirements.

Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove restrictions on their location under a new ordinance set for a final vote Monday.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed an expanded needle exchange program just one day after the city council passed the ...

More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in Denver after the City Council on Monday approved a new ordinance paving the way for them. Only three needle exchanges have been permitted to ...

The rules governing Denver's needle exchange programs could get a major overhaul. The big picture: The Denver City Council ...

DENVER — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has vetoed a measure to lift restrictions on syringe exchange sites, a day after it was ...

An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city. Denver Post via Getty Images An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s ...

However, he cited the need to emphasize connecting individuals from needle exchange programs to substance misuse services to help them break the addiction cycle. He said his administration will ...

First, he worried it would allow for an unlimited number of needle exchange programs. Second, he said there was no reason to move the distance requirement. Johnston called the measure "the wrong ...