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San Francisco may try to follow the "New York Model" of turning a blind eye and providing some funding for "wellness" centers that allow consumption of illegal drugs under new legislation being put forward by Supervisor Hillary Ronen.

San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the city. Such sites would allow individuals to use heavy drugs like heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl in a safe and supervised environment.

San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the city.

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is announcing the availability of free Naloxone (Narcan) Nasal Spray kits. This lifesaving medication could reduce thousands of substance abuse deaths across the state. Naloxone is available to people who use drugs, people with a history of drug use, others at risk of experiencing an overdose, friends, family members, and others who may witness an overdose.

View the Key West Citizen for Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County is offering free Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray kits — a lifesaving medication used to prevent substance abuse deaths.

Pennsylvania joins a growing list of state legislatures that have legalized fentanyl test strips as a way of reducing overdose deaths.

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward is announcing the availability of free Naloxone (Narcan) Nasal Spray kits.

The Florida Department of Health Brevard County (DOH-Brevard) is announcing the availability of free Naloxone (Narcan) Nasal Spray kits. This lifesaving medication could reduce thousands of substance abuse deaths across the state. Naloxone is available to people who use drugs, people with a history of drug use, others at risk of experiencing an overdose, friends, family members, and others who may witness an overdose. Kits consist of two Naloxone nasal sprays that are administered even without a...

At least two Tampa Bay area departments of health are offering free Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray kits to help prevent overdose deaths.