Harm reduction” programs have significantly impacted cities across the country, with synthetic drug deaths from substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine at historic highs.
A Bronx council member wants to force the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that were handed out as part of the city’s needle exchange ...
New York City Councilmember Oswald Feliz introduced legislation Thursday to require the city to deal with discarded needles in areas near needle exchange sites.
The Maine CDC revoked the license at the prominent program, which is causing a surge of people to seek other needle-exchange ...
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness reports seeing an increase in need for their syringe-exchange program after the Maine CDC ...
The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.