New York’s two supervised drug-consumption sites have long suffered from the soft bigotry of low expectations. Proponents say the sites are vital, life-saving tools in the ever-expanding drug crisis.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Three years after the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a law authorizing a pilot program for harm reduction centers, construction has now finished at the state’s first ...

Colorado is one step closer to becoming the second state in the nation to legalize “supervised drug consumption” sites, also known as safe injection sites or overdose prevention sites, as labeled in ...

(*This story was updated at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 to correct a quotation from a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista.) As deaths caused by opioid overdoses continue to rise yearly in ...

Friday marked the final day of a mock safe-injection site in Boston designed to familiarize the public with what a potential facility might look like. "We want to demystify safe-injection sites and ...

Only two government-sanctioned “safe-injection sites” operate in the U.S., one in East Harlem, the other in Washington Heights. Their impact—on both those who use their facilities to inject hard drugs ...

Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use disorder bill they filed Tuesday after months of private negotiations. Reps. Alice ...

Supplies are displayed on a check-in desk at Safer Inside, a realistic model of a safe injection site in San Francisco. Mayor London Breed speaks during a news conference to show support for safe ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is accepting proposals from groups that want to operate safe recovery sites. The request for proposals closes this month, and grantees are expected to be ...

As Connecticut struggles with 1,200 overdose deaths each year, state lawmakers heard about a controversial solution on Thursday – supervised injection sites for drug users. Advocates told the ...

A used needle is seen on the ground on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Baker Park in Grants Pass, Ore. The two candidates vying to represent District 7 on Boston City Council have different opinions about ...