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 ...

In a temporary restraining order issued against the city, a Pueblo judge found that the damage caused by the city's ban on syringe exchange programs ― otherwise known as syringe access programs ...

Needle exchange programs -- which are endorsed by the CDC as a public health strategy -- exist in many states throughout the U.S. and have been proven to reduce the transmission of viral ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health received notice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

A “Trac-B Exchange” placard is posted outside, but it doesn’t identify the space as a syringe and needle exchange. Yet Cusolito estimates he sees 100 to 150 people a month, relying on word ...

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 ...

Update: The Denver City Council passed the proposal loosening needle exchange rules Monday night on an 8-5 vote. Mayor Mike Johnston vetoed it Tuesday evening.. Denver would eliminate its limit on ...

An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city and remove a previously required restraint on its proximity to schools and daycares.

Needle exchange sites offer a place for drug users to dispose of used needles, pick up clean ones, and learn about mental health and addiction treatment options.