Politico April 19, 2024
Overdose prevention centers, where people with substance use disorder consume illicit drugs under supervision, keep people alive and prevent them from using drugs in public, those involved in a New York City program say.
Still, supervised drug use remains in a legal gray zone, holding back its widespread implementation, officials from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and representatives of OnPoint NYC, which runs the sites, wrote in a study published in the NEJM Catalyst this week.
Why it matters: The U.S. has reported record levels of fatal overdoses in recent years, driven by illicit fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
New York City is no exception. More than 3,000 people died of an overdose in 2022, the highest...
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