Nov. 14—BEDFORD — A Bedford County man was jailed after a state trooper was stuck with a hypodermic needle while searching the man's pockets during a drug arrest, authorities alleged. State police in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NYC workers may be forced to clean up drug needles next to syringe ‘exchange’ spots thanks to new bill Workers at “needle exchange ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- On a BART ride into San Francisco from the East Bay one of our reporters came across hypodermic needles left behind on a seat and immediately started asking questions. BART ...

A recent letter writer said decades of research show that syringe programs increase public order and reduce syringe litter, ...

OAKLAND (KGO) -- As people use drugs in BART stations and discard needles on trains the transit agency says it's doing more than just cleaning up the hazardous waste. BART is part of a pilot program ...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — As of Jan. 1, the drug and needle collection bins in the front lobby of the Cheektowaga Police Department are collecting more dust than hazardous items. “Very shortly the bins are ...

They hide in weeds along hiking trails and in playground grass. They wash into rivers and float downstream to land on beaches. They pepper baseball dugouts, sidewalks and streets. Syringes left by ...

Heroin is a growing issue in our area, but a map released by the La Crosse fire department puts the problem in a new perspective. The task of picking up improperly discarded drug needles falls on the ...

SAN DIEGO — North County civic leaders spoke out Monday against what they say only perpetuates drug addiction problems. County Supervisor Jim Desmond and officials from five cities – Escondido, ...

As the harm reduction approach to illegal drug use loses favor across the country, Nebraska legislators failed on Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill to provide drug users with access to ...

ASBURY PARK - One of the most useful items distributed by the Prevention Resource Network, an organization dedicated to the distribution of clean syringes and overdose reversal medication to people ...

FURIOUS residents in the Calton area have said new drug bins in the area 'normalise' needles on their streets. They met at a public meeting to share their continued fears over the 'increase in ...