This week on Century of Lies: Harm Reduction On The Agenda In Maine. LD 1364, An Act to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths by Establishing Safe Consumption Sites, is making its way through the Maine legislature. We hear from the chief sponsor, State Representative Grayson Lookner, also from Steven Knockwood, Maine Recovery Advocacy Project; Molly Whyte with the Church of Safe
"Everyone is coming together," one shelter volunteer said. "This is the time when community is supposed to come together and that's exactly what's been happening."
Kari Morissette, executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, died last month at 33. She was a powerhouse advocate for those who use drugs and helping others in need gave her purpose.