SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua has serious concerns about the California Department of Public Health's decision to approve an application to provide syringe delivery and ...

Sep. 13—Portland leaders are weighing how best to address increasing reports of discarded needles along city streets and parks, with the proposals ranging from reducing the number of clean needles ...

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug ...

With the Salvation Army as her across-the-alley neighbors, Sharon Ore has dealt with her fair share of trouble caused by transients during her 33 years on North Jefferson Avenue. But there’s been a ...

A needle exchange program is no longer being proposed in Santa Ana after the Harm Reduction Institute pulled its application with the state to provide the service. This comes after a years’ long ...

NORTH BEND, Wash. — The man at the center of a controversial independent needle exchange program in North Bend spoke out Friday about his efforts and whether his efforts are in conflict with local ...

Opioid overdose deaths in Orange County are rising sharply, with annual deaths nearly tripling in the four years ending in 2021. It is no coincidence that for much of that time, and again today, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Needle delivery services for drug users will ...

FARGO — City Commissioner Michelle Turnberg is proposing the city of Fargo immediately eliminate the needle exchange program operated by Fargo Cass Public Health. This program is one of many offered ...

Sanford is instituting a one-year pause on their needle exchange program. For five years, Maine Access Points, a non-profit, has been offering needle exchange services in Sanford. That service is now ...