Articles tagged as: syringe exchange
February 13, 2020
House Leaders Push For Short-Term Syringe Exchange Extension
Indiana House leaders say theyll try to extend by at least one year local syringe exchange programs that are set to expire in 2021. The programs are in danger of elimination after the Senate rejected an effort to extend them indefinitely.
Read MoreApril 22, 2019
Official: Clark County Needle Exchange Return Rate Over 90%
The county's program provides clean syringes in exchange for used ones to reduce needle-sharing that can lead to the spread of disease.
Read MoreApril 10, 2019
Indianapolis Begins Mobile Syringe Exchange Program
A sharp increase in the number of hepatitis C cases related to intravenous drug use led Marion County to seek a syringe exchange program.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2018
Revived Indiana Needle Exchange Program Has Positive Results
The county's needle exchange aims to prevent the spread of diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV through the sharing of infected needles.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2018
Health Officer Rejects Needle Exchange For Indiana County
Needle exchange programs involve locations where people who inject drugs can receive clean, sterile syringes and other supplies necessary to safely inject and properly dispose of used syringes.
Read MoreJune 18, 2018
City-County Council Approves Syringe Exchange
An estimated 1,000 new cases of hepatitis C in 2017, prompted county health officials to declare an epidemic last month.
Read MoreJune 5, 2018
Madison County Officials Approve Needle Exchange Resumption
The Madison County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a contract with Aspire Indiana to manage the program for two years.
Read MoreMay 17, 2018
Public Health Epidemic Declared For Marion County, Syringe Exchange Program Proposed
Marion County Public Health Department director Dr. Virginia A. Caine declared a public health epidemic and proposed a syringe exchange program Thursday morning, citing a 1,000 percent increase in the number of hepatitis C cases from 2013 to 2017 and the potential for an HIV outbreak.
Read MoreMay 10, 2018
Indiana County Extends Needle-Exchange Program For 2 Years
The Wayne County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to continue the program.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
S. Indiana Needle Exchange Expands From 1 Day A Week To 4
Clark County's needle exchange had been open each Thursday, for six hours, since it began operations in Jeffersonville in January 2017.
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