Articles tagged as: syringe exchange
November 22, 2021
Austin approves needle exchange before county-run program expires at year's end
The city of Austin has begun laying the groundwork for a new syringe service program (SSP) before the local, county-run SSP sunsets at the end of the year.
Read MoreJune 3, 2021
Scott County Commissioners Vote To End Groundbreaking Needle Exchange
Scott County's needle exchange program has been credited with slowing the severe HIV outbreak that rocked the rural county in 2015, and is now seen as the national benchmark for how similar programs should operate. It will stop operating Jan. 1, 2022.
Read MoreMay 6, 2021
Credited With Slowing The HIV Outbreak, Scott County's Needle Exchange Now In Jeopardy
Syringe service programs, also called needle exchanges, provide intravenous drug users with clean needles and a place to dispose of used ones.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2021
Central Indiana County Renews Its Syringe Exchange Program
The Madison County commissioners approved the exchange's renewal for two years on a 2-1 vote Tuesday after only one resident voice opposition during a public hearing.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
Officials Halt Central Indiana County's Needle Exchange
Commissioners in Madison County have failed to extend the county's needle exchange, halting local efforts to prevent the spread of diseases among intravenous drug users by providing them with clean needles.
Read MoreMay 18, 2020
Eastern Indiana County Extends Needle Exchange For A Year
Wayne County commissioners voted unanimously last week to extend the program until July 1, 2021. The exchange began in August 2016 in an effort to reduce the spread of hepatitis C tied to heroin abuse.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2020
Syringe Exchange Extension Sent To Governor
Indiana's syringe exchange programs will get "another year of certainty" after a bill extending them was sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday for his signature.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2020
Houses Passes Bill To Extend Syringe Exchanges
Indiana's syringe exchange programs are one step closer to staying open another year. The Indiana House passed a bill Tuesday that includes language to extend the programs.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2020
Needle Exchanges Slowed An HIV Crisis, Now Their Future Is Unclear
Five years ago, Indiana experienced one of the nation's worst HIV outbreaks. Mike Pence was governor then, and he approved a needle exchange to keep the problem from spreading.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020
Senate Panel Gives Syringe Exchange Programs One Extra Year
The state's first syringe exchange programs were created in 2015 in response to an HIV epidemic in southern Indiana.
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