The Ithaca Journal

Used syringes: A growing health risk to Tier residents

Discarded needles can carry harmful blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis B or C or HIV Increasing drug use in the Southern Tier is suspected for the rise in improperly discarded needles The Southern ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Critics say syringe exchange ‘party packs’ enable drug use and add needles to the streets, while providers say they’re saving lives

Health • One Utah provider closes up shop due to ’toxic’ political climate, while another faces threats of arrest from rural county sheriffs and an ultimatum from the House speaker. House Speaker Greg ...
Raleigh News & Observer

‘A heroin addict is going to use a needle’: NC program provides clean syringes

Jason Jackson, a 37-year-old native of Zebulon, who is currently on parole, was addicted to heroin for 10 years until March 14, when he enrolled into a methadone program at Southlight Healthcare, a ...