Harm Reduction Programs
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Syringe services and other harm-reduction programs and where they operate.
Results:Low
High
(1-24)
Stuck: 66Active debate: 3
Where it is moving
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Active debateAug 21, 20261 resultcounty
Adams County, Colorado
Active debateAug 19, 20261 resultcounty
Auburn , Maine
Active debateJul 20, 20267 resultscity
- Council amends syringe-service ordinance to require individualized assessment, approves licensing and fee rules
- Auburn council postpones syringe-service ordinance after heated public hearing and debate over exchange rules
- Auburn council resumes SSP workshop, weighing required services, mobile vs. brick‑and‑mortar rules and needle‑return strategies
- Council extends 180‑day moratorium on new needle‑exchange licensing for further study (first reading passed)
- Auburn council debates how to regulate syringe service programs, stops short of ban
- Auburn council hears data on syringe-service returns and local harm‑reduction scale-up
- Auburn council hears state legal and public-health briefings as it weighs syringe service program rules
Arapahoe County, Colorado
StuckJun 17, 20261 resultcounty
West Allis, Wisconsin
StuckJun 16, 20261 resultcity
Woonsocket City , Rhode Island
StuckJun 1, 20261 resultcity
Brockton Public Schools, Massachusetts
StuckMay 6, 20262 resultsschool
Berrien County, Michigan
StuckMay 6, 20267 resultscounty
- BCHD begins harm‑reduction program offering Narcan, testing and treatment connections
- Berrien County Health Department to launch Harm Reduction Program offering naloxone, testing strips and syringe services
- 11 13 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting
- Berrien County health officials propose two-year harm-reduction pilot in Niles, Benton Harbor
Bangor City, Maine
StuckMay 5, 20262 resultscity
St. Louis County, Minnesota
StuckApr 20, 20261 resultcounty
Tempe, Arizona
StuckApr 20, 20261 resultcity
Fargo , North Dakota
StuckApr 10, 20261 resultcity
Dunn County, Wisconsin
StuckMar 31, 20261 resultcounty
Rochester Boards & Committees, New Hampshire
StuckMar 26, 20261 resultcity
Clackamas County, Oregon
StuckMar 5, 20262 resultscounty
Austin, Texas
StuckFeb 4, 20263 resultscity
- Public Health Commission approves harm-reduction outreach expansion recommendation to send to council
- Public Health Commission discusses expanded harm-reduction outreach; staff to route revised recommendation to opioid fund managers
- Austin directs expansion of street outreach after weeks of encampment sweeps
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
StuckJan 26, 20261 resultcounty
Monroe County, Indiana
StuckJan 12, 20263 resultscounty
Fairhope City, Alabama
StuckDec 18, 20251 resultcity
Portland, Maine
StuckDec 15, 20251 resultcity