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Washington needle exchanges see 50% drop in drug injections

A University of Washington survey found injection drug use among visitors to Washington’s needle exchange programs fell from 93% in 2021 to 44% in 2025. Sites offering smoking supplies reported even ...
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Indiana allowed some lethal injection drugs to expire

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs Indiana bought to carry out executions were wasted. Gov. Mike Braun told a gathering of reporters Tuesday that Indiana ...
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Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...
The Washington Post

Dangerous or life-saving? Why drug programs that stop disease are under fire.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Lavender Timmons popped the trunk of her weather ...
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‘A hell of a lot less expensive’ than lethal injection: Could Indiana use firing squads?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. With lethal ...