Articles tagged as: needle 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 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 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 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.
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