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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city and remove a previously required restraint on proximity to schools and daycares.

Supporters contend needle exchange programs prevent the spread of hepatitis C and HIV among drug users while also protecting members of the public – including children, police, firefighters ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roanoke city officials are poised for a delicate dance: Can they devise a needle exchange program palatable enough for the city’s top cop to swallow?

A split 3-2 vote approves a two-year pilot program for the San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic and Needle Exchange to operate once a week in a downtown Fresno County office.

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 ...