A needle exchange program offers sterile needles to people who inject drugs. This harm reduction intervention has been effective at decreasing risk and improving the quality of life for those affected ...

KNOXVILLE — A new program in Knoxville aims to reduce the spread of disease and put a dent in the overdose epidemic. The Syringe Service Program allows drug users to exchange dirty syringes used to ...

With the Salvation Army as her across-the-alley neighbors, Sharon Ore has dealt with her fair share of trouble caused by transients during her 33 years on North Jefferson Avenue. But there’s been a ...