Workers at “needle exchange” spots across the city may be forced to collect used drug syringes that end up as litter under a new bill unveiled Thursday. Council member Oswald Feliz’s new bill would ...

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug ...

Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Discarded used syringes are a public health hazard, but a KDKA investigation has found that for the past two years, the city failed to comply with health department regulations.

Needle-sharing programs, also referred to as needle exchange or syringe services programs, are integral to public health efforts. These initiatives supply clean needles and syringes to individuals who ...

A white van pulled up outside the Bronx’s Echo Park around lunchtime and a line of people began to form. They were there to turn in used syringes — either their own or ones they found on the ground — ...

Pueblo City Council chambers were filled Monday night with supporters of Pueblo's two syringe access programs, who provided evidence about the programs' efficacy and delivered heartfelt testimony ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Used needles are being found on and around a children's playground in Louisville's Portland neighborhood. Snapshots from the last two years show an overwhelming amount of used ...

Some local officials want to hamper needle exchange programs that public health officials say are crucial to reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases.