syringe exchange

Indiana’s ninth syringe exchange program was launched in Marion County. A sharp increase in the number of hepatitis C cases related to intravenous drug…

In parts of the country hit hard by addiction, some public health officials are considering running sites where people can use heroin and other illegal…

Hepatitis C cases in Marion County are up so much, the public health department in Indianapolis declared an epidemic. A syringe exchange program is part…

While drug-related deaths continue to rise throughout Indiana, one county saw a decrease in drug fatalities in 2017.Overdose deaths in southern Indiana's…

On a recent morning in downtown Tippecanoe County Indiana, a standing-room-only crowd showed up for a county commissioners meeting. The issue at hand?…

By the slimmest of margins, Tippecanoe County, Indiana’s embattled needle exchange program will survive for at least one more year.A 2-1 vote by the…

Syringe exchanges are a controversial concept. Even when they're successful at containing disease, they can be difficult to sell to the public. In Madison…

The Lawrence County commissioners voted Tuesday to end the southern Indiana county’s syringe exchange program. The county is the second in the state to…

On a rainy day in Austin, Indiana, Brittany Combs, the public health nurse for Scott County, drives around in a white SUV. Medical supplies are piled high…

Indiana’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Curtis Hill, has accused the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of manipulating…