A Bronx council member wants to force the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that ...

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 ...

As Pueblo City Council debates whether to ban syringe access programs in the city ... prevent overdose deaths and promote public safety by providing safe needle disposal and reducing the number ...

Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in ... are licensed by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment and undergo regular ...

Mayor Mike Johnston wrote in a letter defending his decision that allowing an unlimited number of needle exchanges in the ...

First, he worried it would allow for an unlimited number of needle exchange programs. Second ... argue that syringe exchange sites improve public safety. “These are countless thousands of ...

“I support harm reduction strategies and also believe we need to place more emphasis on connecting individuals from needle exchange programs to ... s Department of Public Health and Environment ...

DENVER, Colorado — Denver City Council passed an ordinance Monday that may increase accessibility to needle exchange services in the future. If signed by Mayor Mike Johnston, it would drop the ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes bill to expand the needle exchange program just one day after the city council approved the ordinance. Whoopi Goldberg Says ‘I Stand Behind’ Carrie Underwood and ...

He noted that needle exchange programs can ask for a variance from the Denver Board of Public Health and Environment, and said the current proximity restrictions show that 66% of the area ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if ...