Articles tagged as: syringe exchange
February 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.
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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.
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 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 MoreOctober 31, 2017
Scott Co. Doctor: Syringe Exchanges Shouldn't Be Politicized
Scott County opened the state's first syringe exchange program in 2015 after then-Governor Mike Pence declared a public health emergency.
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
Indiana's Hepatitis C Rate Is Double The National Average -- Weak Prevention Laws Aren't Helping
The state has implemented just one of five CDC-recommended measures to prevent the spread of the disease through sharing contaminated needles.
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
County Syringe Exchange Bill Heads To Holcomb For Approval
The state approved its first needle exchange in 2015 after a serious HIV epidemic, fueled by intravenous drug use, broke out in downstate Scott County.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2017
House Approves Syringe Exchange Bill, Sends It To Senate
House lawmakers approved legislation Tuesday to make it easier for locals to establish syringe exchange programs.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2016
Exchange vs. Service? Health Officials Weigh Syringe Semantics
The Indiana bill legalizing needle exchanges refers to the services as syringe exchange programs, and most counties' terminology has followed suit. But earlier this month, Allen County announced the establishment of a syringe services program.
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