Federal Judge Approves First Safe Injection Site
"A federal judge ruled last week that the nation’s first proposed safe injection site does not violate the 1986 Controlled Substances Act, giving communities one more tool to fight the opioid epidemic. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had sued to stop Philadelphia’s Safehouse operation, which features medically-supervised injections to prevent overdoses and easy referrals to treatment. The judge wrote, “the ultimate goal of Safehouse’s proposed operation is to reduce drug use, not facilitate it.” Studies found similar facilities in Canada and Europe have curbed HIV transmission, averted lethal overdoses, and helped people enter treatment." NASHP News
Read to memorandum @ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6444521-2019-10-02-Memorandum-on-Safehouse.html
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