If the needle exchange is halted, she expects a rise in HIV cases to follow. Carrie Lawrence agrees. "Given the history of the Scott County outbreak, another one could happen," she says. HIV; ...

Needle-exchange programs, pioneered in Amsterdam in 1983, allow individuals to get sterile needles free of charge and safely dispose of dirty needles and syringes used for drug injection.

Pueblo City Council banned needle exchange programs from operating in the city on May 13, but what’s been the fallout so far?. In a 5-2 vote, council approved an ordinance that effectively bans ...

LOUISVILLE -- Louisville's highly anticipated needle-exchange program will operate six days a week at the health department's downtown headquarters and reach out to participants on the street ...

It was the first and only needle exchange in the county. It was open just two hours a week — on Saturday from 1 to 3 pm local time, when it typically saw 200 to 300 people.

Pueblo City Council banned needle exchange programs from operating in the city on May 13, but what’s been the fallout so far?. In a 5-2 vote, council approved an ordinance that effectively bans ...

Needle exchanges are on the rise across U.S. In Arizona, they're illegal (for now) Shot in the Dark, a donation-driven Valley needle exchange, has operated in a legal gray area since 2011.

A city-sponsored needle exchange program outside a children’s library in the Bronx is drawing heat from one Big Apple pol — and a slew of local residents taking a jab at the “unacceptable ...

New Jersey’s needle-exchange law, adopted in 2006, gives localities veto power over syringe sites; programs similar to Oasis operate in Asbury Park, Camden, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson and ...

Update: The Denver City Council passed the proposal loosening needle exchange rules Monday night on an 8-5 vote. The measure now goes to Mayor Mike Johnston to sign or veto. Denver would eliminate ...