Clean syringes seem counterintuitive to fentanyl fight. But needle exchange saves lives.

One of us is a former commissioner of the Indiana Health Department and knows from working on the ground with vocal ... can hamstring the ability of needle exchange programs to meet the ... Read More

Trump's surgeon general urges red states to support needle exchanges

Why it matters: Making illicit drug use easier ... helped contain a major HIV outbreak. What we're watching: While some states weigh more restrictions on needle exchanges, Pennsylvania is ... Read More

States where syringe exchanges are most prevalent

Syringe services programs are one of the provenly effective methods for decreasing overdose deaths as well as the spread of infectious diseases like HIV ... that needle exchanges promote drug ... Read More

Should Pueblo ban needle exchanges? This city councilor thinks so

"Of all of the public health interventions to reduce HIV ... a needle," Puebloan Dennis Lowry said. "They're already doing drugs... People already have the addiction. Basically, what (exchange ... Read More

Kaylee Gain’s guilt-ridden father admits her childhood was affected by drugs and family dysfunction

The St. Louis teen whose viral after-school beating ... for the first time, Clinton Gain said he and Kaylee’s mother, April Nordstrom, both struggled with drug addiction during her youth ... Read More

Fueled by fentanyl, drug overdose deaths have quadrupled in past 2 decades

Alex Kral, an epidemiologist with North Carolina's Research Triangle Institute who focuses on drug use, previously told USA TODAY that ... be conducted by CDC, FDA after 19 reports of bad ... Read More

Two people enjoying stroll in Indiana injured after small plane crashes to the ground: 'That's a bad day'

Two people out walking were seriously injured Monday morning when a small private plane hit them after crashing into a walking path near the Delaware County Regional Airport in Muncie, Indiana ... Read More

New report on HIV drug resistance: Challenges and recommendations

The World Health Organization's (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance ... The report shares some good news and some concerning news. It highlights high ... Read More

Kaylee Gain, 16, out of coma and 'speaking' after brutal school attack but has no memory of it

Kaylee Gain, a 16 year old girl who was brutally beaten ... 15 year old student hitting Kaylee while she lay helpless on the ground, even smashing her head into the concrete. Read More

Two people enjoying stroll in Indiana injured after small plane crashes to the ground: ‘That’s a bad day’

Two people out walking were seriously injured Monday morning when a small private plane hit them after crashing into a walking path near the Delaware County Regional Airport in Muncie, Indiana ... Read More