needle exchange program

A Jacksonville City Council member says he will introduce legislation to authorize a program for drug users to safely exchange used needles for new ones at no cost.

Hillsborough County Commissioners have agreed to a controversial potential solution for the spread of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and opioid overdoses - a…

The state legislative session is over and the fate of a bill that would allow the expansion of needle exchanges throughout Florida is now up to Gov. Ron...

The 2019 legislative session begins Tuesday. Over 60 days, lawmakers will tackle the states’ biggest issues, including school safety, education and...

New legislation expanding a needle-exchange program moved through both the Florida House and Senate today.

On a recent Tuesday morning, Emy Martinez walked around a couple of blocks in Overtown, looking for used needles to deposit in the sharps container in...

New cases of the virus that causes AIDS are becoming less frequent throughout the United States. But not in Florida. Statewide, HIV infections have...

The Florida Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would create a needle-exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County.

The House Health and Human services committee sent two measures to the floor that would’ve been unthinkable just a few years ago. The full House will no...