US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention
New York City opened the first publicly recognized safe injection site in 2021 and Rhode Island became the first state to authorize them.
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New York City opened the first publicly recognized safe injection site in 2021 and Rhode Island became the first state to authorize them.
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'This research is urgently needed,' said an official at New York University’s Langone Health.
For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places
The injection center in East Harlem opened in November 2021 with the purpose to curb deaths by having users bring their own drugs for use under the supervision of staff. Neighbors say it’s become a magnet for drug dealers and users that’s created more drug use, violence and trash on the streets.