As Indiana officials struggled to contain an outbreak of HIV among people who injected drugs, then-Gov. Mike Pence reluctantly followed the urgings of public health officials and cleared the way for ...

It’s about preventing avoidable illness and death and improving public safety,” Monroe County Commissioner Jody Madeira said.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – 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 shoot ...

Syringe exchange has always been a tough political issue in Indiana. This year, lawmakers are proposing further restrictions on the state's program.

Syringes are probably among the top three concerns that I hear from the business community,” the CEO of the local chamber of ...

Lawmakers have voted to extend the program, but with new restrictions some health professionals say could limit its effectiveness.

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 increase in recreational drug use has led city officials to act on ensuring the proper disposal of syringes. Officials at Evergreen Health Services, located at 408 W. Fifth St., Jamestown, are ...

In response to a spike in HIV in Penobscot County, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor and Needlepoint Sanctuary are launching a syringe-access program.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dorothy Waterhouse, program director for the syringe exchange program at the Clark County Health Department, opens a cabinet ...