U.S. opioid deaths are out of control. Can safe injection sites help?
A new NIH study will evalute the only two officially sanctioned sites, in New York City, and a future site in Providence, R.I.
Stay updated with breaking news from Alsane Mezon. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A new NIH study will evalute the only two officially sanctioned sites, in New York City, and a future site in Providence, R.I.
Columnist Heather Knight saw up close how New York City is tackling its drug crisis through supervised sites where workers reverse overdoses and connect people to treatment. Despite broad support for the idea here, San Francisco leaders are stalling on opening their own.
As the US grapples with an ongoing opioid crisis, a safe injection centre has opened in New York with the aim of preventing drug overdose deaths.
"This site saves lives," reads an inscription on the wall of America's first drug injection center in New York, which aims to serve as a model in a country blighted by record overdoses. In the room, there are eight open cubicles all equipped with a chair, a table and a…
"This site saves lives," reads an inscription on the wall of America's first drug injection center in New York, which aims to serve as a model in a country blighted by record overdoses.