Public health officials call it “bluetoothing.” Others know it as “flashblooding” or “hotspotting.” It works like this: one ...

A new way of getting high is “tearing the roof off” Fiji’s HIV infection rate, said The Fiji Times. “Bluetoothing” sees ...

The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V ...

Workers at “needle exchange” spots across the city may be forced to collect used drug syringes that end up as litter under a new bill unveiled Thursday. Council member Oswald Feliz’s new bill would ...

Despite very similar political, drug policy and HIV prevention backgrounds, HIV and HCV prevalence is considerably different in Hungary (low HIV and moderate HCV prevalence) and Lithuania (high HCV ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police Bureau officers are noticing a recent resurgence in the number of syringes scattered along Portland’s city streets, according to officials. “There’s really no ...

A man in his 30s was referred to trial on drug charges after being caught flushing a syringe containing drugs down the toilet while staying alone at a pension. According to the legal community on the ...

While there are many that are good for us, bacteria can be insidious little organisms, with some of them using tiny syringes to inject toxins into their host’s cells. Now, researchers from the Max ...

New Jersey was one of the last states to make it legal in 2012 for adults to buy syringes over the counter, a move to increase access to clean needles and discourage drug users from sharing or reusing ...