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Efforts to open the first "supervised injection site" in the U.S. for users of heroin, fentanyl and other opiates experienced a setback this week
In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening Supervised Site To Inject Opioids
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Nikil Saval, a newly elected Pennsylvania state senator, speaks in support of opening a supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia during a Nov. 16 rally outside the federal courthouse.
Kimberly Paynter / WHYY
Efforts to open the first supervised injection site in the U.S. for users of heroin, fentanyl and other opiates experienced a setback this week after a federal court ruled that it would violate federal law.
Safehouse, a Philadelphia nonprofit, had been trying for years to open the first such facility in that city. The supervised injection site would allow people to bring illegal opioids and inject them under medical supervision to prevent fatal overdoses. In Canada and several European countries, injection sites also refer clients to substance abuse treatment and other social services.
Efforts to open the first "supervised injection site" in the U.S. for users of heroin, fentanyl and other opiates experienced a setback this week