Maine CDC change to needle-exchange program displaces need for services
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness reports seeing an increase in need for their syringe-exchange program after the Maine CDC ...
NYC workers may be forced to clean up drug needles next to syringe ‘exchange’ spots thanks to new bill
A Bronx council member wants to force the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that ...
‘They’re everywhere’: Boston losing fight against spread of used drug needles
The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.
End of prominent syringe-exchange service in Bangor causes ripple effects
This comes after the Maine CDC suspended and later revoked HEAL's syringe exchange certification for all sites in Bangor, Ellsworth, Rockland, and Deer Isle.
NYC lawmaker wants city to clean up used drug needles near exchange sites, report says
New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz introduced legislation Thursday to require the city to deal with discarded needles ...
Valerie Amezcua: Santa Ana will not allow distribution of drug supplies in the name of ‘harm reduction’
Harm reduction” programs have significantly impacted cities across the country, with synthetic drug deaths from substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine at historic highs.
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NYC lawmaker wants city to clean up used drug needles near exchange sites, report says
Feliz in December also sent a letter to city health officials decrying the presence of a mobile needle exchange site near a children’s library. “The syringe distribution program in front of ...