Safe Injection Sites

My takeaway is the fact that we’re in the midst of an overdose crisis and studies suggest positive impact is sufficient justification to move this intervention forward - Alene Kennedy-Hendricks

Safe Injection Sites
Safe Injection Sites

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Safe Injection Sites Are Coming to America

The Downtown Eastside neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, looks a little worse for wear. On Hastings Street, the decrepit buildings are a mix of boarded-up windows, cheap bodegas and fast food joints. The sidewalk is littered with trash, and a line of homeless people, along with their belongings, tents and other makeshift shelters, winds down the block. On a recent Wednesday morning, the crowd was surprisingly lively. It was 9 a.m., but it looked like no one had yet been to sleep from the night before.

One storefront on Hastings houses a small facility that at first glance seems like any traditional community health clinic. Inside the door is a reception area with mismatched…

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 Safe Injection Sites Are Coming to America

Most Americans right now oppose supervised injection sites. A 2018 study from Johns Hopkins University found that only 29 percent of people approve of them, with 39 percent of people supporting similar programs like clean needle exchanges. Nonetheless, there is a growing consensus among researchers that these facilities work.

InSite for Community Safety

Founded in 2006, InSite for Community Safety is a broad banner under which supporters of InSite have come together to defend, promote and encourage others across Canada and the World to deliver humane, inclusive and pragmatic initiatives that improve the lives of drug users and their communities.

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