States consider 'safe injection sites' for narcotics to prevent ODs, other health issues

by JESSE BEDAYN | Associated Press/Report for America

Wed, March 1st 2023, 11:06 PM UTC

FILE - Brian Hackel, right, an overdose prevention specialist, helps Steven Baez, a client suffering addiction, find a vein to inject intravenous drugs at an overdose prevention center, OnPoint NYC, in New York, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - A sign on the wall reads "This site save lives" in Spanish and English at an overdose prevention center at OnPoint NYC in New York, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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FILE - Brian Hackel, right, an overdose prevention specialist, helps Steven Baez, a client suffering addiction, find a vein to inject intravenous drugs at an overdose prevention center, OnPoint NYC, in New York, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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