Monroe County's syringe exchange program distributed 40% fewer syringes in 2025 compared to its peak in 2020. Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill to extend the state's syringe exchange programs ...
Indiana did not create syringe exchange programs on a whim. The state acted after a devastating HIV outbreak in Scott County in 2015 exposed how quickly infectious disease spreads when addiction goes ...
In 2023, Morgan Bryant went to her first syringe exchange. Back then, the 44-year-old eastsider was still using meth and heroin. She wanted to stop sharing needles and get treatment for hepatitis C, a ...
In 2015, a rural HIV outbreak in Indiana exploded into national headlines. More than 230 people in Scott County, primarily in the small town of Austin, were diagnosed with HIV, making it the largest ...