A handful of California cities and counties would operate supervised injection sites if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the legislation. The details of how the centers operate will be largely up to local ...

A pair of "Safe Injection Sites" have opened in New York City offering addicts a safe space to consume narcotics without fear of arrest. Unsurprisingly, overdoses and criminal activity have ...

The commonwealth’s authority to buck federal law and legalize drug-injection consumption sites dominated a legislative hearing Monday, as some health-care providers and local officials insisted ...

Local News Advocates continue to push for safe injection sites in Massachusetts “People die alone. If people are supervised, they don’t die.

Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images San Francisco plans to try to thread a legislative needle to allow the opening of safe injection sites in the ...

San Francisco officials have been hesitating to set up safe consumption sites, citing legal concerns. So, a local nonprofit is filling in those shoes until more can be done.

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley shot back at a local newspaper advocating for the state to ignore federal law and authorize safe injection sites, where people can safely use pre-obtained, illegal drugs ...

Local legislators put a new bill before the City Council on May 11 to ban supervised injection sites in certain neighborhoods. Councilmember Quetcy Lozada is leading the effort. (Emma Lee/WHYY) ...