Lawmakers call for safe injection sites in Rochester

The goal of supervised drug consumption centers, also known as safe injection sites, is to reduce the risk of overdoses.Assemblymember Demond Meeks and a group of community activists on Monday called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take bold action to stem the opioid crisis, including creating supervised drug consumption centers, also known as safe injection sites. “We have issues in this community that have been plaguing us for some time,” Meeks said at a news conference on Ormond Street.&h