Tag: syringes
Atlantic City Council Votes to End Syringe Program at Chaotic Meeting
Thank you, have a good evening. Atlantic City Council President George Tibbitt repeated the ...
Congress Plans Historic Federal Funding for Syringe Programs
A Congressional budget committee released a draft spending bill on July 11 that would ...
West Virginia Syringe Access in Peril as Court Denies Injunction
A bill that could destroy syringe service programs in West Virginia is set to ...
Biden Picks Dr. Rahul Gupta to Lead Federal Drug Policy During Historic Overdose Crisis
Former West Virginia health commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta will lead President Joe Biden’s response ...
New York’s Harm Reduction Victories in the 2021 Legislative Session
[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site ...
Orlando, Florida, Gets Its First Syringe Program—With Strings Attached
Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The ...
New York Poised to Finally Decriminalize Syringe Possession
A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is ...
Arizona Finally Decriminalizes Syringe Service Programs
On May 24, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill decriminalizing syringe service programs ...
Harm Reduction Deserts: When Services Are Miles or Hours Away
Between stigma and bureaucratic challenges, accessing methadone and other medications for opioid use disorder ...
In North Carolina, Our Syringe Programs Are Bracing for the Next Attack
If you were an injection drug user in Plaza Midwood before 2015—before syringe service ...
