It’s early evening in mid-December when a middle aged man walks up to the pharmacy counter at a Walgreens in Asheville. He asks to buy a bag of syringes. The pharmacy technician walks to grab them ...
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration races to buy hundreds of millions of syringes for what is likely to be an unprecedented COVID-19 immunization campaign, success depends heavily on two small ...
Americans who struggle with drug addiction have turned to syringe services programs (SSPs) for decades—not only to exchange used needles for clean ones but also as a first step towards treatment.
Syringes left by drug users are increasingly turning up in public places, and authorities offer this advice if you or your children should encounter any: You could get exposed to drugs or disease, or ...
Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe ...
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — A pilot drug checking program at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office is offering new insight on the opioid epidemic in the county, including showing a disconnect ...
Kim Botteicher works in the basement of a Bolivar, Pa. church. She provides syringe services as part of her charitable work. In the basement of a former Catholic church, in a tiny Westmoreland County ...
A better path exists for Lewiston. By striking down this ordinance, Lewiston can allow syringe service programs to operate ...
A syringe is filled with flu vaccine. The expected COVID-19 immunization campaign now hinges on two small companies. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) As the Trump administration races to buy ...