Used sharps, including hypodermic needles for medical injections, require safe storage in an FDA-cleared container made of puncture-resistant, leak-proof plastic. If thrown in the trash, used needles ...

A legislative committee will consider a bill that would limit needle and syringe exchange programs to one new needle or ...

According to a memo sent to the Health and Human Services & Public Safety Committee by Portland's director of public health, the number of needles turned in and collected increased by 58% since the ...