clean needles

Fighting stigmas and regulations, the VA is giving clean needles to veterans who use illegal drugs

Stephanie Colombini

Knowing not all veterans addicted to drugs are ready to quit, VA doctors are offering clean supplies, mental health care and other services to reduce some of the risks that come with injection drug use.

Health News Florida

Two Crises In One: As Drug Use Rises, So Does Syphilis

Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk factor: drug use.“Two…

A man who goes by the name Dave Carvagio holds a packaged syringe in Pickering Square in Bangor, Maine. The Bangor chapter of the Church of Safe Injection sets up a table in the square and offers free naloxone, needles and other drug-using supplies.

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'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses

Deborah Becker

The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.