A registered nurse treats Dominic Rodriguez for a skin injury related to xylazine use in Philadelphia in May 2023. Treatment vans are allowed in the city, but not supervised injection sites. Matt ...

For years, the idea of establishing supervised drug injection sites has been a long-standing goal for some progressive California leaders looking to address the burgeoning overdose crisis. Efforts to ...

NEW THIS MORNING IN OUR STATE OF ADDICTION COVERAGE, SUPERVISED INJECTION SITES WILL NOT BE COMING TO PENNSYLVANIA ANYTIME SOON AFTER THE STATE SENATE APPROVED LEGISLATION BANNING THEM, THE SENATE ...

Myra Smith walked into the Wilson Library Branch with her mind made up about supervised substance use centers: “It is NOT coming to the Hill. It’s not.” She left with more openness to the concept as a ...

The Philadelphia City Council voted to override the mayor's veto of a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites across most of the city. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, on Wednesday ...

Local legislators put a new bill before the City Council on May 11 to ban supervised injection sites in certain neighborhoods. Councilmember Quetcy Lozada is leading the effort. (Emma Lee/WHYY) ...

Philadelphia does not, yet, have any supervised injection sites -- places where medical professionals monitor use of illicit drugs in order to prevent overdoses. And, following Thursday's meeting of ...

Mayor Jim Kenney will veto legislation that would prohibit supervised injection sites, also known as overdose prevention centers, from being implemented in most parts of Philadelphia. City Council, ...

The Colorado legislature is diving anew into the debate over "safe injection sites" — places where a person can consume illicit drugs under the supervision of medical personnel— with opponents saying ...

Council passed a law on Thursday that effectively bans supervised injection sites for illegal drug users in most sections of the city, except for the 3rd Council District, which includes West and ...

Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Monday approved legislation to ban so-called supervised injection sites, after Philadelphia became the center of a legal battle over opening safe havens where opioid ...