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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.

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Overdose prevention centers do not increase crime, study co-led by Brown professor finds

Overdose prevention centers do not increase crime, study co-led by Brown professor finds
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Do safe injection sites increase crime rates? What a study our of Brown University found

The results showed that there were no significant increases in crimes recorded by the police or calls for emergency services in the surrounding area.

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R I House passes bill proposing harm reduction pilot extension

Proponents of the bill argue that overdose prevention centers would save lives. Critics are unconvinced.

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Safe injection site in Providence could open in 2024

State lawmakers approved money in 2020 to create a safe-consumption site but program has not yet gotten off the ground.

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