Denver City Council votes to allow for more needle exchange programs

Denver may soon make it easier to open “needle exchange” facilities where people who inject drugs can trade dirty syringes for clean ones.

Denver City Council voted 8-5 Monday to pass an ordinance changing the rules. The change now awaits a signature from Mayor Mike Johnston.

Currently, only three needle exchanges — which are different from supervised injection sites — are allowed to operate in the city…

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