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How Safe Injection Sites Can Help Address Our Addiction Crisis - Publication Date |
- Aug 31, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:23:21
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a trial run of safe injection sites in San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles. These sites, where people can use illicit drugs under supervision, would have been the first legal ones in the state.
But the idea isn’t new. Safe injection sites have been used as a harm reduction tool for decades in Canada, Australia, and in parts of Europe. They exist in other parts of the United States — two have opened in New York City, and Rhode Island has approved them statewide. So, why don’t we have them in California yet?
Guest: Lesley McClurg, KQED health correspondent
This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and hosted by Alan Montecillo, who also produced and edited.
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