Seventeen candidates running for two at-large city council seats: That’s the scenario for tomorrow’s special election to fill the open citywide positions until the May 2013 municipal election. It’s the result of one of the more tumultuous periods in recent City Council history, with Mariano Vega resigning in September 2010 after he pleaded guilty to [...]
A bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription moved along in its legislative journey yesterday, passing through the state Senate by a 28 to 12 vote. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe [...]
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee yesterday approved a bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation allowing for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
The program is a bridge between the legal and illicit worlds. The fact that Hyacinth provides drug users with the supplies they need to continue using makes some potential funders and collaborators wary. And the fact that they are operating within the bounds of the law makes some potential clients skittish.
A recently released report from the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services finds that the state’s six needle exchange pilot programs, including one in Jersey City, are faring well, despite a frustrating lack of resources. “The accomplishments and positive experiences that have occurred during the course of conducting the New Jersey Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project should serve [...]
Talk about timing. In our piece published on Friday that looked at Jersey City’s new needle exchange program, we noted that the main obstacle to the program (as well as other programs around the state) was funding, with no state funds appropriated to needle exchange under the pilot program and with a federal ban on [...]
On July 1, public health activists breathed a sigh of relief as Hyacinth AIDS Foundation launched Jersey City’s first-ever syringe access program. With little fanfare — a flyer pinned to a bulletin board — the Puerto Rican Family Institute, at 40 Journal Square, became the first vendor.
Crime has been one of the hot-button issues in this year’s mayoral campaign. But as any amateur sociologist can tell you, crime is about a lot more than crimes themselves — it is about the society in which crimes happen. With that in mind, we recently asked the mayoral candidates a set of questions about the current crime situation in the city, as well as broader social issues and policies related to criminal justice.
The Press of Atlantic City reports that after a little over a year in operation, Atlantic City’s needle exchange program, the Oasis Drop In Center, has “produce[d] mixed results,” meaning that the “debate [over needle exchange] is likely to continue.” So it will – this is an election year, after all – and we can [...]
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