A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a "silver bullet" but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a councillor has said. Brian Smyth was ...

A Belfast city councillor has reiterated the need for an overdose prevention facility to deal with the “drug crisis” after hitting out at an image of a pile of needles found in the city centre.

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts A homeless drug addict holds a syringe after injecting himself, on the outskirts of Pretoria, South ...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A secluded corner surrounded by litter and makeshift structures on the outskirts of South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction.

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‘They’re everywhere’: Boston losing fight against spread of used drug needles Public complaints about discarded needles have soared since Boston ended a popular needle-buyback program.

A group of lawmakers is hoping to break up some of the country’s largest healthcare conglomerates in a move aimed at reducing prescription drug prices.

Needle exchange programs in Utah are giving as many as 10 new syringes for just one used syringe, and a state lawmaker said it’s enabling illegal drug use.

An average of around 400 sterile needles are being handed out daily in a region of around 35,000 people in Western Australia, sparking concerns about drug use.

The state boosted annual funding for such programs, which also distribute drug test kits to check for fentanyl or xylazine, known as tranq.

Under the new law, pipes, needles and other drug-using supplies distributed by harm reduction programs essentially were decriminalized.