The Lewiston City Council is currently deliberating a proposed ordinance aimed at regulating local syringe service programs ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE: A large needle box is located on Buncombe County property in front of Pack Memorial Library on Haywood Street. Photo by Jessica Wakeman In September 2018, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe ...

CITY HALL -- When Brian Dore's mother-in-law found a used hypodermic needle and other drug paraphernalia in a bag on the grass by her Dongan Hills home on Wednesday, she called 311. "311 told her to ...

It can seem counterintuitive to provide clean syringes to individuals who inject drugs. After all, why make it easier to consume illicit substances that are increasingly resulting in overdoses? In the ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Health Right is making some changes to its needle exchange program after hearing several concerns about a similar program at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.