Placer officials vote to temporarily ban needle exchange programs after local group's proposal
The ban, which lasts until Oct. 27, comes as a group applied for at-home needle exchange with state regulators.
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The ban, which lasts until Oct. 27, comes as a group applied for at-home needle exchange with state regulators.
Tompkins County purchased 250,000 adult-sized KN95 masks that will be distributed by community organizations.
The Tompkins County Health Department is sharing an update on KN95 Masks and COVID-19 self-tests that are being distributed throughout the community, as well as sharing guidance on when and
A legal injected opioid, but methadone clinics that provide safer oral substitutes are illegal in russia, and the women say they're afraid to go to a government rehab center for fear the state will take away their children. >> would methadone clinics, would needle distribution programs make a change in the infection rate, do you believe? >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: last year, the russian government announced a new plan to fight the spread of hiv, but in a separate move the government labeled the small nonprofit organization she works for a foreign agent because it accepts foreign money to ...
2013. when she went to a doctor recently to treat the drug-related ulster on her leg she was kicked out of the office and refused to treat her because she has hiv. she and her friend anya both want to kick their addiction to illegally injected opioids and methadone clinics which provide safer oral substitutes are illegal in russia and the women say they are afraid to go to a government rehab center for fear the state will take away their children. would methadone clinics, would needle distribution programs make a change in the infection rate, do you believe? >> oh, absolutely. >> last year the...