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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The volunteers, who trek across the city once a week, say they're seeing success in Burlington's battle with littered ...

A Greenville nonprofit that helps those struggling with drug addictions is expanding its mission of "meeting people where they are" through a mailing service that puts clean syringes in the hands of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Myrtle Beach home has been a hot spot for trouble in recent years, and neighbors say they fear nothing will change unless ...