Decades of research show that syringe programs increase public order, reduce syringe litter, decrease needle-stick injuries, ...
Drug overdose deaths remain one of the greatest health crises facing our state, with drug overdoses increasing in 46 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties in 2020. At the same time, Pennsylvania is facing the ...
A bill to legalize syringe services programs across the state that recently cleared a key Pennsylvania House committee in a mostly party-line vote is getting a mixed reaction from lawmakers, treatment ...
On Oct. 27, there was a major rally in Harrisburg to support the expansion of syringe services programs (SSPs) in Pennsylvania. The rally was attended by legislators, state government officials, ...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to ...
Renewing and sustaining syringe exchange programs is essential to protecting public health, saving lives and maintaining the ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health office announced that CarePoint’s syringe services mobile unit is closed Wednesday. According to a release from the public health ...
House Bill 4413 would ban syringe services programs in West Virginia, requiring existing programs to cease operations.
An Indiana House committee advanced an amended bill this week that would extend syringe services programs by two years. Some ...
In response to a spike in HIV in Penobscot County, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor and Needlepoint Sanctuary are ...
INDIANA— Legislation to extend Indiana’s syringe exchange programs for another five years cleared the Indiana House on Wednesday, 8, 2026. The 70-22 vote ...