City Council voted to override Mayor Jim Kenney's veto of a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites from opening in most Philadelphia neighborhoods. City Council pushed the bill into law with a ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The death toll is staggering. More than 1,400 people died of a drug overdose in Philadelphia in 2022. For perspective, 516 died from gun violence. In September, Philadelphia City ...

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) ...

San Francisco lawmakers unveiled plans on Tuesday to "fast track" the opening of supervised injection centers, where individuals can openly use illegal drugs under the care of trained professionals.

Boston City Councilors were divided on Wednesday over the hotly debated safe injection sites. One councilor introduced a resolution in opposition to them, which failed by an 8-3 vote. State lawmakers ...

(*This story was updated at 9:43 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 to correct a quotation from a spokesman for City Manager Eric Batista.) As deaths caused by opioid overdoses continue to rise yearly in ...

For years, the idea of establishing supervised drug injection sites has been a long-standing goal for some progressive California leaders looking to address the burgeoning overdose crisis. Efforts to ...

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Just two weeks ago, U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz made his most recent visit to Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood to talk with residents about drugs and crime. “If you want help, we’ve got help ...