With a change in the look of some parts of Philadelphia, some people in Philadelphia have been placing blue lightbulbs in public restrooms or even on their front porches. Why? Here's Michaela Winberg ...

Research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual conference examined the association between intravenous drug use and hospital admissions for a previously uncommon heart ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police Bureau officers are noticing a recent resurgence in the number of syringes scattered along Portland’s city streets, according to officials. “There’s really no ...

(ITHACA, N.Y.) — The town of Ithaca, New York, is contemplating the creation of “safe” spaces for drug users, highlighting how some authorities are working to battle drug use by viewing it as a public ...

LAS VEGAS – Rates of intravenous drug use-associated HIV transmission decreased dramatically among patients at an inner-city community health center in Connecticut, suggesting that routine ...

5 statistics on HIV prevention and syringe services programs Syringe services programs provide people who inject drugs with safe access to sterilized needles, treatment referrals for individuals ...

Supermarket shoppers’ eyes aren’t playing tricks on them. Gerrity’s has implemented new blue lighting in its bathrooms to thwart intravenous drug use. The restrooms at the Keyser Avenue location have ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot ...

A previous post reviewed data about drug use among sexual and gender minority people. In addition to its direct health risks, drug use is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. It might ...