Scott County, the center of a huge outbreak of HIV in 2015, plans to end a syringe-exchange program that was widely credited with curtailing the crisis. The county commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday ...

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 ...

In the first six months since the Syringe Service Program began operations, more than 600 people in Knoxville received free clean syringes they can use to inject drugs. The program aims to reduce the ...

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to our area on Sunday and Monday. Some of which may be strong to severe. Read full article: All lanes reopened after crash on I-295 North between UNF, ...

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It may sound counter-intuitive – providing drug users with clean needles to help them get off drugs. But those who have been there say it works. Non-profit syringe exchange ...

KNOXVILLE — A new program in Knoxville aims to reduce the spread of disease and put a dent in the overdose epidemic. The Syringe Service Program allows drug users to exchange dirty syringes used to ...

A sea of red shirts and decorated banners swarmed outside of the Legislature on April 13 as the people rallied for lawmakers to pass a bill that would decriminalize certain uses of syringes. House ...

Jessica Ellis, Syringe Services Program coordinator for the Frederick County Health Department, recently spoke to the Francis Scott Key Lions Club about harm reduction and the Syringe Services Program ...

CHICO — The California Department of Public Health has authorized the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition to go ahead with a syringe access and disposal program, according to a letter sent by ...

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 ...