State law protecting syringe exchange programs expires July 1, forcing groups to stop distribution or face jail.

Since 2021, harm-reduction organizations have distributed hundreds of thousands of sterile needles and syringes to drug users ...

Hawaiʻi's statewide syringe exchange program has seen a decrease in exchanges due to changing patterns of substance use, but ...

Hellbender's staff acknowledges the reality that people will always use drugs. Here's how the nonprofit serves them.

A decade after Congress first allowed federal funding to support clean needle programs, the Trump administration is backing ...

A local women’s shelter says they are encountering more instances of animal tranquilizer-laced fentanyl and is putting out a message to raise public awareness.

Fort Wayne officials are accepting applications for opioid settlement grants that will be awarded to organizations that support prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction.

Local governments in receipt of opioid settlement dollars are sitting on most of the money, according to a Tuesday analysis from The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. But only about 10% of monies ...

An overdose response network of healthcare providers, community coalitions, a fire station and neighbors equipped with ...

In an effort to expand access to potentially lifesaving resources, the city has installed two vending machines on Staten ...

Of the money that was spent by local Kentucky governments in FY 2025, $1.7 million was used on "problematic" expenditures, ...

New data from the Boston Public Health Commission found that opioid overdose deaths are continuing to decline in the city. According to preliminary findings, the Health Commission ...