Workers at “needle exchange” spots across the city may be forced to collect used drug syringes that end up as litter under a new bill unveiled Thursday. Council member Oswald Feliz’s new bill would ...

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug ...

Americans who struggle with drug addiction have turned to syringe services programs (SSPs) for decades—not only to exchange used needles for clean ones but also as a first step towards treatment.

Illicitly manufactured fentanyl and amphetamine-type stimulants are major contributors to the opioid crisis in North America.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police Bureau officers are noticing a recent resurgence in the number of syringes scattered along Portland’s city streets, according to officials. “There’s really no ...

Despite very similar political, drug policy and HIV prevention backgrounds, HIV and HCV prevalence is considerably different in Hungary (low HIV and moderate HCV prevalence) and Lithuania (high HCV ...

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — A pilot drug checking program at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office is offering new insight on the opioid epidemic in the county, including showing a disconnect ...

While police confiscations of syringes have gone down since a state law in 2010 permitted people to carry those that are legally obtained, it still goes on in the city, according to harm reduction ...

In the wake of the bill’s passage, it’s disturbing to hear some elected officials promote the misconception that we prove we care for people who use drugs by arresting them. “This law says stick a ...

While there are many that are good for us, bacteria can be insidious little organisms, with some of them using tiny syringes to inject toxins into their host’s cells. Now, researchers from the Max ...

A man is facing multiple charges after indecently exposing himself in a library, being in possession of drug syringes and giving a false identity to authorities.According to court documents, ...

Clark County Health Officer Dr. Eric Yazel says exchanges prevent people from sharing needles and spreading disease, ...