Lawmakers have voted to extend the program, but with new restrictions some health professionals say could limit its effectiveness.

Lawmakers in Indiana are requiring IDs for needle exchange programs, raising concerns about access and harm reduction efforts ...

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would require that organizations that distribute clean syringes for needle-exchange programs do more to keep them out of public parks and busy ...

A recent letter writer said decades of research show that syringe programs increase public order and reduce syringe litter, among other things, (“Readers respond: Syringe programs make communities ...

Syringe exchange has always been a tough political issue in Indiana. This year, lawmakers are proposing further restrictions on the state's program.

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — For Indiana’s syringe exchange programs to survive, they might face new restrictions that public health advocates say will undercut efforts to help intravenous drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The work at a syringe exchange center, like the one housed at the Damien Center on Indianapolis' east side, doesn't begin and end ...

A recently published study from Karolinska Institutet shows that mortality among people who inject drugs enrolled in the Stockholm needle and syringe program declined over a 10-year period, with a ...

A looming ban on harm reduction services in public parks in Phoenix has just been delayed for a further two months. It’s opposed by providers and human rights groups, who fear for the city’s many ...

Lack of housing, substance abuse, mental health among factors ...