Denver Mayor Mike Johnston described the ordinance as “the wrong solution at the wrong time” in a letter to the City Council ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by the Denver City Council one day prior expanding the city's ...

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 ...

Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove ...

Given the great need to reduce HIV transmission among PWID in many LMIC, and the potential barriers to the effectiveness of programs in these countries, understanding what has happened with the ...

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battled a needle exchange program from setting up shop within city limits again, the local substance abuse clinic has rescinded its ...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 ...

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 ...

Canada’s prison needle exchange programs (PNEPs) not only reduce bloodborne infections but also are cost-effective, according to a new study. The results suggest that every dollar invested in ...

The grim scene is one Frank Horgan has become all too accustomed to during his time as a needle exchange outreach worker in the city. Despite deaths and despair, overdoses, relapses, and ...

The work has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. "Needle exchange programs are evidence-based strategies that prevent transmission of blood-borne viruses, reduce injection ...