Tag: syringe service programs

    Amid Encampment Sweeps, Oregon City May Ban Public Syringe Exchange

    The Roseburg, Oregon, City Council is weighing an ordinance that would prohibit harm reduction ...

    Hawaii Legislature Overturns “One-to-One” Restriction on Syringe Exchange

    Hawaii has passed legislation authorizing syringe service programs (SSP) to begin distribution as needed, ...

    Texas Bill Could Expand Sterile Syringe Access—for a Fee

    A proposal advancing in the Texas legislature would authorize syringe service program (SSP) pilots ...

    Syringe Program in Fargo, North Dakota, Survives Narrow Vote

    A syringe service program in Fargo, North Dakota, has narrowly survived a vote after ...

    Denver Weighs Removing Restrictions on Syringe Programs

    Lawmakers in Denver, Colorado, are considering improving sryinge access, by allowing more syringe service ...

    Pueblo Judge Blocks Syringe Program Ban, and Services Resume for Now

    The City of Pueblo, Colorado, has been forced to suspend an ordinance criminalizing syringe ...