A proposed California bill to authorize heroin injection sites in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Oakland, passed its final committee approval earlier this week and heads to the State Assembly.
Senate Bill 57 , authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, (D- San Francisco), would authorize cities and counties to establish ” safe consumption sites ” where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the “hygienic space supervised by trained staff” could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an “opioid antagonist” in the event of an overdose. The sites would offer substance use disorder services […]
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