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In mid-2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pilot program to bring four supervised injection sites to New York City. The facilities would allow opioid users to inject drugs in a clean environment with staff nearby equipped with the overdose antidote naloxone. Governor Andrew Cuomo said later that year that he was working with the city to make the pilot a reality.
Three years on, the sites—referred to by the city as Overdose Prevention Centers—have yet to materialize. Now, with his term almost up, Mayor de Blasio has made it clear he wants to fast-track the pilot.
But one of the last hurdles standing in the mayor’s way is President Joe Biden—and it’s still unclear where he stands.
Yeah, no kidding. I don't know about these supervised injection sites. If they actually do more harm than good. Doesn't Amsterdam or Denmark (I forget which Scandinavian country) have them and it's produced mixed results with some questioning the morality of it all. Substance abuse is a problem. There are no easy answers. And the whole oxycodone fiasco certainly didn't help matters. Doctors were prescribing them like candy... initially. I was even able to get a prescription for it. Never took it though.
I've been seeing more & more people strung out on drugs lately and passed out right on the street.
Yeah, no kidding. I don't know about these supervised injection sites. If they actually do more harm than good. Doesn't Amsterdam or Denmark (I forget which Scandinavian country) have them and it's produced mixed results with some questioning the morality of it all. Substance abuse is a problem. There are no easy answers. And the whole oxycodone fiasco certainly didn't help matters. Doctors were prescribing them like candy... initially. I was even able to get a prescription for it. Never took it though.
It was only a problem when Staten Island started liking Oxy
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I thought it was more like middle America when people (the press) started to pay attention. Or is that meth? Saw a netflix documentary and it seems like everybody and their cousin is hooked on something there.
In mid-2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pilot program to bring four supervised injection sites to New York City. The facilities would allow opioid users to inject drugs in a clean environment with staff nearby equipped with the overdose antidote naloxone. Governor Andrew Cuomo said later that year that he was working with the city to make the pilot a reality.
Three years on, the sites—referred to by the city as Overdose Prevention Centers—have yet to materialize. Now, with his term almost up, Mayor de Blasio has made it clear he wants to fast-track the pilot.
But one of the last hurdles standing in the mayor’s way is President Joe Biden—and it’s still unclear where he stands.
This is the society wide version of the incompetent parent giving their kids' friends a "safe place" to get drunk and high in their basement. The results are no better that training lifetime addicts
I support Deblasio's campaign for injection sites - he should open one in Washington Square Park - where they are shooting up anyway. Other possible sites include Battery Park City, Zuccotti Park in Wall St, Metrotech Center in front of JP Morgan, the park across the street from the UN, and Madison avenue between Central Park East and 96th streets. Basically, any place that is a solid blue liberal voting area. Keep the suggestions coming!
The city isn’t quite ready to unveil plans to establish supervised injection sites in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Tuesday — but those plans may likely become before he leaves office in December.
His remarks came hours after Politico, citing four sources with knowledge of the matter, reported that the de Blasio Administration directed the city’s Health Department to approve a long-delayed pilot program establishing two supervised injection locations to help prevent drug overdose deaths.
But the mayor indicated on Oct. 26 that he wasn’t yet prepared to announce the program, noting that many details regarding what he called the “overdose prevention centers” have yet to be worked out.
Earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul said she would speak with lawmakers and advocates about an injection site plan, and also called for further study on the matter.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who’s heavily favored in the Nov. 2 election to become New York City’s next mayor, has also indicated that he’s open to establishing safe injection sites.
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