The first legal needle exchange, at the Harm Reduction Action Center, couldn't open until 2011 because of limitations in state law. Three needle exchange programs now operate: Harm Reduction in ...

With no opposition expressed, Madison County Commissioners are expected to extend the needle-exchange program for two years through 2027.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s veto on a City Council resolution lifting limits on needle exchange locations looks like it will ...

As Pueblo City Council debates whether to ban syringe access programs in the city, the agencies that operate them in Pueblo are coming forward to defend them. The Southern Colorado Harm Reduction ...

First, he worried it would allow for an unlimited number of needle exchange programs. Second ... should they ever become legal at the state level. “I can’t leave office voting to eliminate ...

An expansion of a Denver law from the late nineties will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city. Denver Post via Getty Images An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s ...

"It puts us in alignment with the rest of the country and even the rest of the state," said At ... related to qualified needle exchange and treatment referral programs, citing that "research ...

Three needle exchange programs operate in Denver, with the first opening in 2011 because of limitations in state law. Denver City Council approved the measure on an 8-5 vote on Monday. It takes a ...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if ...

However, he cited the need to emphasize connecting individuals from needle exchange programs to substance misuse services to help them break the addiction cycle. He said his administration will ...