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February 8, 2019 – That court filing coincidentally followed by one day testimony from New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker that he is withholding approval of supervised injection facilities here in the face of mounting federal threats to prosecute such venues. Overdoses happen in these facilities, but prompt intervention by health professionals restores normal breathing and an OD victim avoids a life-threatening accident.
Zucker appeared before the Joint Senate and Assembly hearing on the State Department of Health’s budget and said that forceful opposition from the Trump administration has made him hesitate to offer immediate approval of the type of safer consumption spaces that are operating in more than 100 cities in Canada, Europe, and Australia.
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