The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.

A new study reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ.ca) said the cost of providing prison needle exchange programs for drug users is far less expensive than the cost of treating ...

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 ...

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A man stands on the corner of Natoma and Sixth Street in the heart of the SOMA District, San Francisco. The man reaches for a ...

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness reports seeing an increase in need for their syringe-exchange program after the Maine CDC ...

If you’re going to give them the needles, you should be responsible for cleaning up after them,” a local mom told The Post.

New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz introduced legislation Thursday to require the city to deal with discarded needles ...