NJ lawmakers want state, not towns, to OK needle exchange sites
Drug reforms are on the agenda in the lame-duck legislative session, including a plan to allow the state to approve harm reduction programs that towns resist.
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Needle-exchange funds dwindle after Christie veto — and that may cost NJ more
Needle programs help prevent drug users from spreading HIV and hepatitis C, which are more costly to treat.
NJ Senate Votes to Expand Needle Exchange Program
The Senate voted 25-12 for the measure Thursday. It provides clean needles to drug users in the hopes of containing the spread of HIV and other diseases.
Needle Exchange Programs Could Be Allowed in All NJ Towns [AUDIO]
Your town would be allowed to implement a needle exchange program under a bill approved yesterday by the State Senate Health Committee.
After Veto, NJ Lawmakers Rework Needle Sale Law
New Jersey lawmakers have tightened and adopted a law to allow pharmacies to sell hypodermic needles to people without prescriptions.
NJ Advances Needle Sales for IV Drug Addicts
An Assembly committee has paved the way for final legislative action on a measure that would allow New Jersey pharmacies to sell syringes and needles.