Secondly, they contribute to a reduction in injection-related injuries by providing sterile equipment and promoting safe injection practices. Thirdly, needle-sharing programs serve as a gateway to ...

Syringe service programs offer supplies, including sterile needles, naloxone and test strips for fentanyl and xylazine, to people who inject drugs, with the goal of reducing overdose deaths and ...

and Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., introduced bills that would prohibit using federal funds to purchase sterile needles for the programs or purchase or distribute any paraphernalia to use narcotics.

Syringe exchanges are used throughout the U.S., providing sterile needles and encouraging users to drop off used needles, which, Johnson said, reduces needle-stick injuries. Nasal naloxone and ...

One of the biggest criticisms of the statewide opioid act was that it did not legalize so-called sterile needle exchanges (also called syringe services programs), which allow users of illicit ...

Infection at the biopsy site is rare, because sterile techniques and equipment are used for all fine needle aspirations. The risk of complications from fine needle aspiration during endoscopy is ...

BEBINGER: So Brian would try to sterilize a used needle to avoid getting hepatitis C or HIV. Now on nights and weekends, Brian can tap a code into the vending machine for free sterile needles and ...

Their manufacture and labeling need to meet certain standards. The needles must be sterile, nontoxic, and labeled “for one use only” by a licensed practitioner. As with any complementary ...

How a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature LINCOLN — Giving sterile needles to drug addicts to reduce the spread of infectious disease drew widespread support Friday from Nebraska ...

A bridge piercing is done with a sterile needle. Your piercer will start by assessing your skin and nose and going over the risks and what to expect. They’ll mark the area and then show you what ...