While initially controversial, Senate Bill 91 passed both chambers by wide margins after it was made stricter in the House.
Syringe exchange has always been a tough political issue in Indiana. This year, lawmakers are proposing further restrictions on the state's program.
People using Indiana's needle exchange program will have to prove they live in the county providing the service as part of new legislation.
Syringes are probably among the top three concerns that I hear from the business community,” the CEO of the local chamber of commerce said.
It’s about preventing avoidable illness and death and improving public safety,” Monroe County Commissioner Jody Madeira said.
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) — The Indiana Needle Exchange Program is feeling a slight pinch. Lawmakers have voted to extend the program, but with new restrictions some health professionals say could ...
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 ...
As Burlington contends with a worsening drug crisis, city councilors are looking for ways to address one of its most visible symptoms: syringe litter. Burlington city councilors on Monday unanimously ...
Evergreen Health Services’ syringe-exchange program has started in Jamestown. Kimberly Lombard, Evergreen Health Services senior director of grants management and quality, said the program stared in ...
The Burlington needle exchange program will undergo a study in the coming months, addressing the growing problem of syringes littered on city streets in conjunction with the growing drug crisis.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh's needle exchange program is running again after the city suspended it last year after collection problems. Many of the homeless encampments have become dens of open-air ...
Recently, Duluth's Center for Alcohol & Drug Treatment agreed to host a syringe-exchange program sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health through the Rural AIDS Action Network. The purpose was ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results