OF KEEPING THE PARKS CLEAN. THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE’RE STILL RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS OPIOID EPIDEMIC. AND AS IT CONTINUES, COMMUNITY EYES ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has installed three syringe disposal boxes in three parks in an effort to help prevent the spread of bloodborne ...

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 ...

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would require that organizations that distribute clean syringes for needle-exchange programs do more to keep them out of public parks and busy ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Syringe disposal boxes are now located at three parks in Louisville. Metro Parks made the announcement Monday; city officials hope the boxes will curb the number of needles left on ...

DOVER — Residents and visitors may notice green boxes around the city, the start of a new pilot project for syringe disposal. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital announced it has contributed funds to the ...

Decades of research show that syringe programs increase public order, reduce syringe litter, decrease needle-stick injuries, prevent HIV and hepatitis C and are a critical bridge to addiction ...

DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has contributed funds to the Strafford County Public Health Network (SCPHN) as part of a new pilot project for syringe disposal in Dover. The project will create an ...

The Parks Department is making progress on the installation of kiosks to give users a safe place to discard their syringes. The effort is designed to reduce the number of needles and syringes on the ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M VICKI DORTCH AND I’M RICK BAN, WHOSE CITY LEADERS ARE MAKING IT EASIER TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF USED SYRINGES BY ADDING DROP BOXES IN THREE CITY PARKS. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD ...

Legislation allowing counties to continue syringe service programs in Indiana becomes law without governor's signature. New restrictions and ID mandate in place.