Advocates say overdose prevention centers can save lives
I got super desperate to smoke, I was smoking crack (cocaine) then, but I would grab anything when I got like that and put it ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette1d
Advocates explore ways to persuade House to legalize overdose prevention centers
For Sarah Ahearn, the movement to legalize overdose prevention centers in Massachusetts is a deeply personal one.
Yale Daily News1d
How overdose prevention centers can change the game in the fight against the opioid epidemic
The Public Health Committee of the state legislature is advancing a bill proposal that could establish opioid overdose ...
'What’s the value of that life?' RI House passes extension of overdose prevention centers.
Since opening its doors in January 2025, the Providence center has served 135 distinct individuals and intervened in 22 ...
The Victoria Advocate24d
WATCH: IL bill would allow illicit drug use at overdose prevention sites
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are considering a controversial piece of legislation that would explore the creation of drug overdose ... being used in New York City, and Rhode Island ...
WTEN26d
OASAS rejects some opioid settlement advisory board recommendations
“[Overdose prevention centers] have a significant evidence ... and died between May 2023 and May 2024—3,046 of them in New York City—with an excessive amount in Black and Hispanic or Latino ...
WAMC17d
Burlington mayor’s monthly briefing focuses on public safety, homeless issues and an Overdose Prevention Center
Inside the building new flooring is coming in ... the briefing was on the status of the city’s efforts to open the state’s first Overdose Prevention Center. Special Assistant on Overdose ...
Crain's New York4d
New York and other states sue Trump over $12B cut to public health funding
New York and a group of 22 other states and ... mental health initiatives and overdose prevention efforts. The coalition is asking the court to immediately block the cuts, marking the latest ...