“Oh, the drug state,” the driver says, giggling. Wear it with pride. Take comfort in the opening lyrics of Copper Chief’s hit song “Snakeskin Boots.” “This here’s a song about ...

The injection contains a local anesthetic or saline, and may include a corticosteroid. With the injection, the trigger point is made inactive and the pain is alleviated. Often, a brief course of ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — A local drug prevention organization is speaking out after the Pennsylvania State Senate voted overwhelmingly to ban safe injection sites across the Commonwealth. The sites are ...

Despite opposition to supervised injection sites for illegal drugs in Councilmember Jamie Gauthier's 3rd District, she insists that she has heard from residents on both sides of the issue, and ...

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 ...

A significant bill is being considered in the Colorado Legislature, with the potential to greatly impact Front Range residents. If approved, HB24-1028 would authorize the use of “safe injection ...

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 ...

A study has uncovered how the commonly used local anesthetic drug lidocaine exerts an anti-cancer effect in head and neck cancers. Given its low cost and ready availability, the drug could easily ...

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.

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 ...