Fewer needles are being exchanged through the Yakima Health District's harm reduction programs as more users smoke fentanyl and methamphetamine in pill form. Meanwhile demand for overdose-reversing ...

LOWELL — Do syringe service programs, where persons who inject drugs can access sterile needles and syringes, belong near schools and parks and other areas that attract families and children? And does ...

The Yakima City Council worked through several lengthy discussions at its Tuesday meeting, learning more about the county’s needle exchange program, the gap in city finances and a proposal to vacate a ...

LOWELL — In response to several city councilor motions, City Solicitor Corey Williams presented an ordinance to the body at its Nov. 25 meeting that bans needle exchange programs, including sharps ...