March 18, 2024 | 11:35 AM
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February 5, 2024 | 8:36 AM
Opioid settlement money is supposed to expand syringe services. A Pa. nonprofit just lost $150K because of them.
Billions of dollars are coming to states to help them respond to the opioid epidemic, but Pennsylvania's drug paraphernalia law is creating conflict.
November 29, 2023 | 10:09 AM
Opioid settlement money is supposed to expand syringe services. Pa.’s drug laws stand in the way.
Several charities in Pennsylvania provide syringe services in their communities despite a state law that puts them at risk.
June 7, 2022 | 5:45 PM
Advocates call for statewide support for needle exchange programs in Pa.
A bill under consideration in the state House and a similar one in the state Senate’s judiciary committee would change Pennsylvania law to allow statewide syringe services programs
March 30, 2020 | 9:30 AM
Syringe exchanges deemed ‘life-sustaining’ during Pa. coronavirus shutdown, raising hopes for eventual legalization
Although technically illegal in Pennsylvania, about 20 syringe exchange programs operate across the state.
