Only two government-sanctioned “safe-injection sites” operate in the U.S., one in East Harlem, the other in Washington Heights. Their impact—on both those who use their facilities to inject hard drugs ...
The United States’ opioid problem has steadily been getting worse. In 2022, more than 110,000 people died of drug overdoses, "two-thirds of whom succumbed to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl," ...
BOSTON — Two days before Christmas in 2016, Dr. James Baker celebrated the holiday with his 23-year-old son, Max. That day, Baker, a physician, and Max, who was in recovery from heroin addiction, ...
The commonwealth’s authority to buck federal law and legalize drug-injection consumption sites dominated a legislative hearing Monday, as some health-care providers and local officials insisted that ...
The first two officially sanctioned safe injection sites to open in the U.S. — both located in New York City — did not lead to an increase in crime in surrounding neighborhoods, and by some measures, ...
A significant bill is being considered in the Colorado Legislature, with the potential to greatly impact Front Range residents. If approved, HB24-1028 would authorize the use of “safe injection sites, ...
Top officials from 13 states are joining Philadelphia in urging a federal court to allow a site to open where people can inject illegal opioids under medical supervision, the latest escalation in a ...
Myra Smith walked into the Wilson Library Branch with her mind made up about supervised substance use centers: “It is NOT coming to the Hill. It’s not.” She left with more openness to the concept as a ...
After Denver City Council approved an ordinance that would create a "safe injection site" for drug use in the city, many 9NEWS viewers wanted to know exactly how that would work. While the site has ...