A legislative committee will consider a bill that would limit needle and syringe exchange programs to one new needle or ...

Needle-exchange programs, like those in San Francisco, can help reduce HIV infections and drug overdoses, WSJ's Bobby White reports. But while federal funding for such programs has grown in recent ...

A new bill would limit needle and syringe exchange programs in Maine to one new needle for every used one brought in.

The pilot program, though only 8 weeks old, has resulted in more used needles being returned to the city's health department ...

They said that a needle exchange program is incompatible with surrounding uses and the redevelopment of the city center. They also raised concerns that a needle exchange could lead to the ...

State rules have allowed programs to provide initial exchange kits since at least ... Not only can reusing or sharing needles ...

Syringe access programs, commonly referred to as "needle exchanges," supply clean syringes to drug users and other individuals to prevent overdose and the spread of bloodborne illnesses such as HIV.

They provide the user with clean needles. Nearly 30 years of research has shown that comprehensive syringe-exchange programs are safe, effective and cost-saving, do not increase illegal drug use ...

To qualify, people first have to sign up for the needle exchange program, where the city gives away up to 100 clean needles for every dirty needle it receives. Participants can turn in dirty ...