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Philadelphia is Gearing Up to Open First Safe Injection Sites in U.S.

Brotherly and Sisterly LOVE! –

Nov. 15, 2019 – The Department of Justice says injection sites violate the law. News on the opioid epidemic is from Michigan, as well.

Stateline: With Safe Injection Sites, ‘Somebody Has To Go First.’ It Could Be Philadelphia.

A preliminary decision by a federal judge last month could put Philadelphia on a path to becoming the first U.S. city to host a so-called safe injection facility, where users can come in off the street and consume their illicit drugs under the watchful eyes of medical professionals who will rescue them if they overdose. Politicians and harm-reduction advocates in Boston, Denver, New York, San Francisco and Seattle have tried to open similar facilities but have been stalled by red tape and state and local opposition, as well as federal lawsuit threats. (Vestal, 11/15)

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