President Trump’s plan to curb “urban disorder” could spell the end of “safe injection sites” that flout federal drug laws. The idea that local governments have to comply with federal law has, ...

Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...

Has the time finally arrived to challenge prevailing federal law in an effort to save addicts’ lives? Among the priorities of a major Massachusetts physicians group this legislative session includes ...

Needle-sharing programs, also referred to as needle exchange or syringe services programs, are integral to public health efforts. These initiatives supply clean needles and syringes to individuals who ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — According to the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office, there were over 500 deaths from drug overdoses in 2023, an all-time high. The Church of Safe Injection Tucson (CoSIT) is ...

The Trump administration is being urged to shut down two controversial city-approved “safe” injection sites — where drug addicts can use illegal drugs like meth, heroin and cocaine under supervision.

BOSTON (SHNS) – Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue so-called safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use disorder bill they filed Tuesday after months of private ...

In the summer before my freshman year of high school, my aunt succumbed to complications stemming from her substance use disorder. Raised in a low-income family in Bourbonnais, Illinois, she faced ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition have released new educational tools on safe injection practices. The materials include a training presentation ...

The Boston City Council struck down a resolution opposing safe injection sites, with proponents rejecting notions that legalizing such centers would incentivize addicts to shoot up and saying that ...