OAKLAND, Calif. — Dr. Andrew Herring has a clear goal walking into every appointment with patients seeking medication to treat an opioid use disorder: persuade them to get an injection of ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Europe and Canada have places where drug users may go to shoot up without fear of arrest or overdose. Some cities in the U.S. are considering the same thing because of ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City is opening its first overdose prevention sites, which will allow supervised injections in an effort to curb drug overdoses and treat addiction. The two sites ...

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On Jan. 23, Philadelphia officially announced it would “actively encourage” the creation of a a comprehensive user engagement site (also known as a safe-injection site). Safe-injection sites, which ...

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OAKLAND — Dr. Andrew Herring has a clear goal walking into every appointment with patients seeking medication to treat an opioid use disorder: persuade them to get an injection of extended-release ...