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Council member Michael Boylan is preparing the legislation. He says reluctant City Council members will be convinced once they see other successes around the state.
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The co-founder of the nonprofit says unemployment, social distancing and isolation make life more difficult for many drug users, although the reasons for using can be far more complex.
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Palm Beach county commissioners voted unanimously to approve a needle exchange program through a nonprofit called Rebel Recovery.
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Hillsborough County Commissioners have agreed to a controversial potential solution for the spread of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and opioid overdoses - a...
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Stigma, poverty, immigration issues and access to care are among the main causes to blame for Florida’s high rates of HIV and AIDS .
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday received a bill that would authorize needle-exchange programs across the state. Lawmakers in 2016 approved allowing the…
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The Florida Legislature has approved a bill that will allow the expansion of needle exchanges throughout Florida. The Infectious Disease Elimination...
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There's a proposal in Tallahassee right now that could make it easier for injection drug users to trade dirty needles for fresh ones -- preventing the...
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After a similar proposal emerged this month in the House, Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, filed a proposal Thursday that would expand a…
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Florida could soon allow sterile needle exchanges across the state.According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there are about 300 needle exchange programs…