LAS VEGAS -- Southern Nevada will soon become the first place in the country to have vending machines that dispense free needles to drug addicts. They look just like any other vending machine, except ...

North Adams is a hub of modern art, a haven for stressed New Yorkers, and an autumn leaf peeping destination. Many visitors will drive right by an unusual vending machine. It dispenses clean syringes, ...

The small city of North Adams, nestled in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is well-know as a hub of contemporary art, a bucolic haven for stressed New Yorkers, and an autumn leaf peeping ...

(CNN) — From diapers to needles to bike helmets, vending machines have been rebuilt to go beyond breath mints and cold soda. These automated dispensers have come a long way since their invention in ...

The town of Sandwich thought it had found a solution for one problem: safely disposing of discarded drug needles. It came as the community struggled with the opioid crisis. But along the way, the town ...

Las Vegas health officials are turning a familiar piece of equipment — the vending machine — into a first-in-the-nation experiment to automate the dispensing of clean needles for intravenous drug ...

Groups trying to reduce overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases are using vending machines to get clean needles, pipes, wound care... Instead of sodas, these vending machines offer ...